Example sentences of "[pos pn] eyes [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the shadow of the bus , a vulture wheeling overhead , I kept my eyes fixed on the bush behind us . |
| 2 | I keep my eyes fixed on my script . |
| 3 | I revolve about you , dazed and unhappy , with my eyes fixed on you helplessly . |
| 4 | I sat , dozed , slurped from the wineskin , said a few prayers and kept my eyes fastened on the Lady Chapel . |
| 5 | Without moving and keeping my eyes focused on the page , I thought ‘ dinner , Sorrel ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ The most extraordinary thing happened , ’ he explained , ‘ I was sitting here ( at his desk in Kensington palace ) , and I happened to look at the bookshelf , and my eyes settled on a book about Paracelsus . |
| 7 | The official blurb explains that the plaster figures ‘ stand as if boldly forging ahead , their eyes fixed on our motherland 's beautiful future ’ . |
| 8 | The storm had passed and done its worst ; now the women gathered , dressed alike in full dark skirts and tucked-in blouses , shawls pulled over their heads — re-enacting a painting by Krøyer , their eyes fixed on the sea . |
| 9 | Several other Muslim families stood by in shock , their eyes fixed on brush fires scorching the opposite hillside . |
| 10 | Modern scholars , conscious of the large issues involved in this struggle , have generally found this intrusion of the local and material interests of the church of Canterbury at a critical moment incomprehensible , and having their eyes fixed on the historically more important matters of investiture and homage , they have supposed that Anselm 's eyes must also have been similarly directed . |
| 11 | If , amidst the generally apocalyptic atmosphere of the time , devout Jews were anxiously awaiting the advent of two Messiahs — one royal from David , one priestly from Aaron — they would have had their eyes fixed on a limited number of families . |
| 12 | The Doctor had expected this to provoke some reaction but the Chelonians remained resolutely silent , their eyes fixed on the big screen that showed a trundling view of their journey through the wastes . |
| 13 | They would just stand there , motionless , their eyes fixed on the horizon , scarcely speaking to each other . |
| 14 | Then again they would just stand there , or squat down in the shade of a sand hill , their eyes fixed on the two endless parallels , following them out until they joined and lost themselves in the bush . |
| 15 | The rest of them kept their eyes fastened on the duke , waiting to see what lay behind his summons . |
| 16 | I did n't realize Farouk … ’ she trailed off when she saw Graham and Laidlaw both look past her , their eyes riveted on the man who had appeared in the doorway . |
| 17 | They demanded a re-trial claiming their clients had noticed members of the bench had their eyes closed on the opening day of the hearing . |
| 18 | Some of the dealers clearly had their eyes cocked on the coming Biennale des Antiquaires , and were holding back their best pieces . |
| 19 | Ludus is strictly for women with their eyes set on newsagents ' mid-shelves |
| 20 | The cat looked up , and then it began to work its way upwards , its eyes fixed on its intended prey . |
| 21 | Bill looks at the Danish and then at the dog , its eyes fixed on the Danish . |
| 22 | It whined , backed away with its eyes fixed on Grimma , and then darted off into the darkness . |
| 23 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 24 | A cold wind had picked up since she had arrived at the bar and she rubbed her arms quickly before picking her way through a sea of discarded newspaper to a metal drum and ducked down behind it , her eyes riveted on the door . |
| 25 | Her teeth grimaced as she traced the bright orange outline , her eyes riveted on the reflection in her lime-green plastic hand-mirror . |
| 26 | Her eyes riveted on his broad back , she gave a slow , naughty smile as she watched him thread his way towards his elegant companion . |
| 27 | Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam 's wristwatch — she was n't wearing her own since it would have looked totally out of place with the slinky black number she was wearing — only to have her eyes riveted on his hands . |
| 28 | Her eyes turned on him and he looked thoughtful . |
| 29 | As Mahoney returned she shook it free but her eyes remained on the painting . |
| 30 | Her eyes remained on Charity , though she addressed Matthew . |