Example sentences of "hand to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.

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1 Katherine had barely had time to pull off her wire-framed pince-nez and press the palms of her hands to her eyes before Gerard had returned .
2 Lou pressed her hands to her eyes .
3 He pressed his hands to his eyes to shut out the dreadful picture .
4 Dazzled , Mrs Lomax put a hand to her eyes .
5 She stood there for a moment in confusion , the lantern in her hand shedding a golden light on the creamy folds of her dress where the dark fur had fallen open over it , her hand to her eyes , shading them against the lantern light , her brow creased with puzzlement .
6 I raised my hand to my eyes wondering how I could have hit it so hard .
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