Example sentences of "[pos pn] eyes [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perk up at thought of dear Tom snatching hour to gaze into my eyes over Ploughman 's Lunch at The Trout . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't take my eyes off people 's footwear . |
| 4 | There 's no real hurry , it 's not till 11.30 ) chatting brightly to hide the hollow empty absence of anything at all in the way of feeling , and kept my eyes off Toby 's face which had a look on it as if someone were dragging his insides out . |
| 5 | I opened my eyes under water and saw the ghost-like shape of Harvey against the darkness all around . |
| 6 | I solve it by pointing my eyes towards C , bringing my body into line with my eyes , and walking forwards . |
| 7 | Sat there through the night , closing my eyes at times , then opening them slowly and allowing the glass to impose itself . |
| 8 | But I could see with my inner eye the form of my Lord Krishna , seated before Arjuna in the chariot on the battlefield of Kurukshetra , and I heard the sublime thoughts , and this filled my eyes with tears of joy and love . ' ’ |
| 9 | and kept my eyes on psalters and hymn-books . |
| 10 | I sang quite loudly to rise above the noise of the cars , and fixed my eyes on Anna , walking among the tables with her straw hat ready for coins . |
| 11 | Jackson Chatterton stirred as though he proposed to clean up the mess himself , but I waved him down and kept my eyes on Rickie . |
| 12 | Ripley ‘ became servant to this miserable female ’ , helped her on with borrowed clothes , ‘ lifted up my eyes to Heaven , and asked , Why is this not me Lord ? ’ |
| 13 | I raise my eyes to heaven and scream for mercy . |
| 14 | ‘ If she finds me with you she 'll have my eyes for marbles . ’ |
| 15 | I had tears in my eyes from laughter . |
| 16 | If I can lift my eyes from pots and pans |
| 17 | I walked partway along the trail , closing my eyes from time to time , imagining myself blind , unable to see . |
| 18 | And as I lay my eyes in wonder |
| 19 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 20 | I 've been up to my eyes in mannequins and haute couture . ’ |
| 21 | I closed my eyes in disgust . |
| 22 | When Robin burst on stage in a Hawaiian shirt and baggy trousers , the crowd cheered and applauded — barely able to comprehend that Robin had landed in Oz , let alone materialized before their eyes without oopla or hype . |
| 23 | I said hello to everybody and looked into their eyes for hints of recognition — that these famous musical arbiters and copy- fuhrers might remember my earlier attempts to bum a job on the journo rollercoaster . |
| 24 | T. D. The discipline was tyranny but it was n't bad for us — two policemen walking along the road together , talking about women or football like everybody else , and they ca n't keep their eyes for crime or for offences being committed under their noses . |
| 25 | Some dabbed at their eyes with handkerchiefs , others covered their faces and wept into their hands . |
| 26 | Noting that the amateur code is still alive and well in Canada , Hadley nevertheless feels the time has come , as he says , for the powers-that-be to open their eyes to reality . |
| 27 | She felt solitary and isolated , as though she were missing out on something very necessary , while the others discussed their families , raising their eyes to heaven , complaining about the circumstances of their lives in that particular way women do when they do n't really want to change a thing . |
| 28 | They sensibly have tried to keep their eyes on Mota for as long as possible . |
| 29 | INTO THE HAT — 24 NATIONS WITH THEIR EYES ON ROME |
| 30 | Scottish sheep farmers have their eyes on Europe . |