Example sentences of "[pron] eyes [conj] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd closed my eyes while she was cutting so I could n't see myself in the mirror . |
| 2 | I , I , something floated in front of my eyes that she was thinking of applying on part time for the complaint examiner , but she did n't . |
| 3 | She improvised wildly and skilfully , dabbing at her eyes while she spoke with a rather grubby handkerchief . |
| 4 | And when she had helped Carole to put Emma and Sophie to bed she had n't been able to prevent tears coming to her eyes while she had listened to them solemnly saying their prayers . |
| 5 | Looking at Winnie , who , it might be , closed her eyes that she did not see his teeth . |
| 6 | A hostess in tight teeshirt and jeans lingers only long enough to assure Kate discreetly with her eyes that she is not poaching on her territory , smiles velvetly at Jeremy , brings them their drinks . |
| 7 | He saw from her eyes that she could not , would not believe him . |
| 8 | She never knew how long she slept , but when she drifted back to consciousness she was aware even before opening her eyes that she was no longer alone in the room , and her body stiffened . |
| 9 | He could tell by her eyes that she had closed her mind to him . |
| 10 | For a moment he refused to meet her eyes but she said his name . |
| 11 | For a moment , Donna felt tears welling up in her eyes but she fought back the pain , forced the thoughts away . |
| 12 | She might close her eyes but she could n't blot out what had happened the night before . |
| 13 | Her small crushed handkerchief was quite inadequate to contain the huge tears that welled from her eyes after she had heard of the death of Signor Fixit . |
| 14 | He was right , she could breathe , but only if she closed her eyes so she could n't see the perspex two inches from her nose ! |
| 15 | She had short , bobbed hair , and she swept a lock from out of her eyes before she answered . |
| 16 | The curve of her neck and throat and jaw for example , the look in her eyes when she was amused , her ability to crack all her knuckles simultaneously . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , ’ she said , ‘ I see that for all your fine words you are much like the rest , ’ and there were tears in her eyes when she turned away from him . |
| 18 | She jumped violently , swinging round , glad of the darkness that hid the shock in her eyes when she saw that Terry Lewis had followed her and was standing just a few feet away . |
| 19 | Tears pricked her eyes and she stared hard at the floor . |
| 20 | Tears of pride stung her eyes and she brushed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 21 | Her hair was in her eyes and she brushed it away impatiently . |
| 22 | Tears of self-pity escaped from her eyes and she brushed them away angrily . |
| 23 | The tears jumped into her eyes and she bent her head , hugging her arms to her breasts . |
| 24 | Ben looked into her eyes and she lowered them and turned her head away . |
| 25 | Then the spark flew back into her eyes and she sat upright again . |
| 26 | The scales had fallen from her eyes and she saw all too clearly what perhaps she should have been aware of earlier . |
| 27 | The sudden weakness in her legs made her stumble over a non-existent obstacle , there was a blackness before her eyes and she would have fallen but for his lightning reactions and the strong hand that grasped her elbow , supporting her . |
| 28 | Fen had followed the direction of her eyes and she heard a sound which this time could be interpreted as amusement . |
| 29 | The bright April sun was full in her eyes and she shaded them with one hand . |
| 30 | There were tears in her eyes and she was looking far from pleased . |