Example sentences of "[adv] take [pos pn] eyes off " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means concentrating on the tow and only taking your eyes off the towplane for a brief moment . |
| 2 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
| 3 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , it was obvious that she had n't made a very favourable impression on him . |
| 4 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , and in a strange sort of way appeared to be fascinated by her , she sensed it was the kind of reluctant fascination one might feel for an intriguing , but poisonous snake . |
| 5 | My men could hardly take their eyes off them . ’ |
| 6 | When he looked up the light was pearly and the sky a blue so tender he could hardly take his eyes off it , with the result that on several occasions he collided with people coming the other way . |
| 7 | The mother said she hardly took her eyes off him for a second . ’ |
| 8 | The off-licence was empty except for two drop-outs buying canned beer : the proprietor contrived to address Scarlet and Constance without once taking his eyes off his other customers , not even as he wrapped a bottle of Smirnoff and extracted six cans of Long Life from under the glass counter . |
| 9 | She had been in her mid-forties , a smart , efficient-looking woman who had hardly taken her eyes off him throughout the trial . |
| 10 | He 's been sitting on the bench for the last hour and has never once taken his eyes off the shop . |
| 11 | And if you should happen to find one of the wee men , ’ he added , his face unnaturally solemn , ‘ and you wish to get your hands on his gold , you must never , ever take your eyes off him . |
| 12 | On the other hand , his SS escort rarely took his eyes off her , so she decided that perhaps he was the key to the problem . |
| 13 | ‘ The prince my brother can scarce take his eyes off you ! ’ |
| 14 | If you are n't then take your eyes off the Beast and opt for a more appropriate shoe . |
| 15 | Helen , never taking her eyes off Alexandra , craned sideways so that she could wind a finger round and round in a hole in her black stocking . |
| 16 | Tricia backed her way out , never taking her eyes off me or letting her bearings slip . |
| 17 | Hazel , never taking his eyes off it , heard three or four of the others coming up behind him . |
| 18 | Percy Makepeace , too , knew that , and seldom took his eyes off him . |
| 19 | Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him . |
| 20 | You simply stood by the grill and never took your eyes off it until it was the colour you wanted . |
| 21 | I do n't know whether it contributed much — one never knows oneself whether it contributes or nOt — but I never took my eyes off Peter during this scene , willed him to do this , that and the other , and was saddened and grieved and distressed by the fact that everybody turned against him at the end . |
| 22 | And then Mother would look from Boy to the other man who was also there every night and never took his eyes off her when she sang , O , and she 'd sing the next lines to him , take these lips , take these arms … ca n't you see ? |
| 23 | Helping herself , Daisy noticed he never took his eyes off the play and was now turning on the windscreen wipers to watch a dark-haired boy coax a fat roan pony down the field . |
| 24 | Agrippa never took his eyes off mine . |
| 25 | Beginners often make the mistake of looking down when they are moving from one position to another , thus breaking the cardinal first rule of combat , which is never to take your eyes off your opponent . |
| 26 | ‘ And I never take my eyes off him during the show . |
| 27 | ‘ I should keep you here , lock you up in my cave , never take my eyes off you . |