Example sentences of "[conj] i close my eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put his arm round me and I closed my eyes . |
| 2 | He seized a horrible pair of forceps and I closed my eyes as he started flexing his muscles . |
| 3 | " Just a couple of stitches , " he muttered hoarsely , and I closed my eyes again . |
| 4 | He drove in silence then and I closed my eyes , pretending I was asleep , my head nodding , and all the time my mind reaching forward to the future , trying to visualise what it would be like on the boat . |
| 5 | I watched the smoky flame waver inside the place where the dog 's brains used to be and I closed my eyes . |
| 6 | ‘ If I close my eyes , I can still feel the g build as the world smoothly revolves and that bright red tip-tank carves its silent arc across the azure of my mind 's eye ’ . |
| 7 | Besides , if I close my eyes you are the handsomest of men ! ’ |
| 8 | If I close my eyes , I can see him . |
| 9 | Sad , nostalgic , the countryside had hardly changed and , if I closed my eyes at certain parts , I was back with Master Benjamin and all those people , now long dead , travelling to a place where conspiracy , treason and sudden death became part of the very fabric of our lives . |
| 10 | But when I close my eyes , strain my stomach and clench my fist I can still feel the g build as the world smoothly revolves and I see that bright red tip tank carve its silent arc across the azure of my mind 's sky and remember . |
| 11 | When I close my eyes and imagine fatherhood , I see all the standard clichés : John Jr walking with me in the park , a football dribbling at his chubby little feet ; John Jr passing me a spanner as I lie underneath the motorbike ; John Jr asking me to read him that story one more time because I read it so well . |
| 12 | ‘ My brain has been involved with violence when I was a kid so much that , when I close my eyes , I see burning houses . |
| 13 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |
| 14 | Fiona 's face seemed very real as I closed my eyes and scenes of the Highlands passed before me . |