Example sentences of "up [pos pn] eyes and " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I closed all those books and it was then that I opened up my eyes and looked around me and said , ‘ Now I 'm reading ’ . ’ |
| 2 | Screwing up her eyes and looking round , it was with a sinking heart that she realised the enormity of her task . |
| 3 | Her smooth , happy look was gone and she was screwing up her eyes and her mouth so that her whole face seemed crumpled . |
| 4 | ‘ What are they ? ’ she asked , screwing up her eyes and reaching into the pocket of her flowery pinafore . |
| 5 | Smokers screw up their eyes and lips when they puff a cigarette and this can surely lead to more wrinkles . |
| 6 | Earlier in the story Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw ahead of him the place where he thought he would kill his son . |
| 7 | My father preferred and still prefers to screw up his eyes and lean forward should he need to see whether the pink or blue is about to be potted . |
| 8 | Willie screwed up his eyes and peered upwards . |
| 9 | He screwed up his eyes and stared unseeingly at the calendar on the further wall . |
| 10 | Martin screwed up his eyes and looked towards the hills , saying , ‘ How can you tell from here ? ’ |
| 11 | He made a swift gesture of drawing a knife across his throat , rolled up his eyes and gagged . |
| 12 | He screwed up his eyes and put his hands over his ears . |
| 13 | Knollys screwed up his eyes and scratched the back of his neck . |
| 14 | My father preferred to screw up his eyes and lean forward should he need to see whether the pink or blue was about to be potted . |
| 15 | Harvey screwed up his eyes and stared at her . |
| 16 | He screwed up his eyes and said , ‘ We should have the sun against us for a bit . |
| 17 | He screwed up his eyes and stared into the middle distance . |