Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't take [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But you still must n't take your eyes off , because that 's where you lose your power . |
| 2 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |
| 3 | She could n't take her eyes off it . |
| 4 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 5 | She could n't take her eyes off the livid scratch on his nose . |
| 6 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 7 | Defries , Daak and Ace could n't take their eyes from it as the shuttle took them inexorably towards it and it grew across the window . |
| 8 | ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers . |
| 9 | As Janet Baker , the singer , wrote , about going to hear her colleague Lena Horne perform : ‘ We could n't take our eyes off her , she has the charisma , the beauty , which comes from great discipline ’ ( Full Circle , Penguin , 1984 ) . |
| 10 | The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him . |
| 11 | When her Mum undressed her to try it on I could n't take my eyes off the lovely white underclothes she wore . |
| 12 | I could n't take my eyes of her . |
| 13 | I could n't take my eyes off her as she swivelled to rinse the mud from her legs , then flexed her arms , swept back her hair to shake it , and the motion rippled through her body . |
| 14 | I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again . |
| 15 | He could n't take his eyes off Zambia 's stomach which was revealed quite plainly as SHe sat up in bed . |
| 16 | And her husband could n't take his eyes off her . |
| 17 | Two wheels , round and round , he could n't take his eyes away , and this time it 'd be like worship , I dreamed that we were made of gold , he 'd seen too much , his eyes were gold , they 'd have to melt them down . |
| 18 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
| 19 | Tommy , who was accompanying them on the mouth-organ , noticed that Charlie could n't take his eyes off Rose the barmaid who , although on the wrong side of thirty , never stopped flirting with the young recruits . |
| 20 | Coffin could n't take his eyes off it . |
| 21 | I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed . |
| 22 | That does n't stop Ca n't Get Used To Losing You , Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You and Home Loving Man being all-time classics . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't take my eyes off people 's footwear . |
| 24 | Bingham ca n't take his eyes off Ali ; the still life of his friend , tethered so completely , seems as incomprehensible to him as it would to others who followed the radiated glow of Ali 's invulnerability . |
| 25 | It must be love — he ca n't take his eyes off you — so why not prop your baby up in a bouncy chair , car seat or beanbag and enjoy the limelight ? |