Example sentences of "his eyes [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something flickered in his eyes before they went hard and cold again with suspicion . |
| 2 | She tossed her head defiantly , and just for a moment saw a flicker of something in his eyes before it was gone so fast that she knew she must have imagined it . |
| 3 | He looked tired and drawn , and for a moment , she told herself there was a look of pleasure in his eyes before it vanished and he reached out to prevent the door closing . |
| 4 | He glanced at her and she was surprised to see warmth in his eyes before he concentrated on the road ahead . |
| 5 | An involuntary shiver ran through her , and as if he was aware of it , something flared briefly in his eyes before he released her . |
| 6 | Watching him , Lindsey could have sworn she saw a sudden brightness in his eyes before he was handing the infant over . |
| 7 | As the waiter cleared away the debris of their meal , Luke Hunter was looking at Folly across the table with an expression in his eyes that she found hard to classify . |
| 8 | There was a look in his eyes that she could n't quite remember seeing before , and she found it distinctly disturbing . |
| 9 | I could see in his eyes that he knew . |
| 10 | His trip here was a homecoming , and there were times when I could see in his eyes that he was reliving his first memories . |
| 11 | ‘ Normally , when I hit anybody with that punch they do n't get up , but as Ruddock was getting to his feet I just kept watching him and I could tell by his eyes that he was hurting bad . |
| 12 | Michael could see by the look in his eyes that he knew who had ordered his accident . |
| 13 | I could see in his eyes that he was wondering why he had been advised to consult such a lunatic . |
| 14 | She could see in his eyes that he would not be won over . |
| 15 | Shiona could see from his eyes that he meant it . |
| 16 | She could see in his eyes that he was thinking the same , as in a flat tone he told her , ‘ Point taken . |
| 17 | Hastily she pulled up the sheet , and saw by the gleam in his eyes that he was cynically amused by her modesty . |
| 18 | But I could see from the look in his eyes that he did not believe me . |
| 19 | So much of him was drawn into his eyes that he never heard the drumming of hooves cross the plateau from the ramp , or the rattle of the chains as the drawbridge was lowered in haste . |
| 20 | The needle slipped into his blue-veined arm and he closed his eyes while he felt the first rush . |
| 21 | He smiled slowly and held her prisoner with his eyes while he removed his jacket with an almost leisurely air . |
| 22 | He rolled over and opened his eyes though he did n't look at Dot any more than she looked at him . |
| 23 | Cranston obliged , closing his eyes for he had begun to feel rather dizzy . |
| 24 | Tears burst from his eyes when we were leaving South American soil and stepping aboard the cargo ship that would deliver us in Panama . |
| 25 | There were tears in his eyes when he crouched to gather up the debris , scooping it into a pile with both hands while Sweetheart roared with laughter . |
| 26 | I was sure he had had a gloating look in his eyes when he found out I had been robbed . |
| 27 | It was just something in his eyes when he smiled and his voice when he talked to a woman . |
| 28 | There were tears of frustration in his eyes when he was back in his office and scrawling his letter of regrets in longhand to his former tutor . |
| 29 | Iain Macleod had tears in his eyes when he came up to congratulate Mollie . |
| 30 | She heard it in his voice when he spoke to her , saw it in his eyes when he was thinking , felt it in his great muscular body every time she lay in his arms at night . |