Example sentences of "take [pos pn] eyes off [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't take my eyes off her as she swivelled to rinse the mud from her legs , then flexed her arms , swept back her hair to shake it , and the motion rippled through her body . |
| 2 | The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him . |
| 3 | I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again . |
| 4 | That does n't stop Ca n't Get Used To Losing You , Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You and Home Loving Man being all-time classics . |
| 5 | She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment . |
| 6 | Ruth could not take her eyes off him . |
| 7 | He continued to look at her and she could not take her eyes off him . |
| 8 | But she could not take her eyes off him . |
| 9 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 10 | And why would she not take her eyes off me ? |
| 11 | She could n't take her eyes off it . |
| 12 | My men could hardly take their eyes off them . ’ |
| 13 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 14 | He spoke slowly to the children and did not take his eyes off them as he spoke . |
| 15 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |
| 16 | He did not take his eyes off me . |
| 17 | And her husband could n't take his eyes off her . |
| 18 | Alec could not take his eyes off her . |
| 19 | Jim Lester , a portly Tory MP , who was partly hidden by a pilaff , could not take his eyes off her . |
| 20 | Edward undid his tie , but for the life of him he could not take his eyes off her . |
| 21 | ‘ The prince my brother can scarce take his eyes off you ! ’ |
| 22 | It must be love — he ca n't take his eyes off you — so why not prop your baby up in a bouncy chair , car seat or beanbag and enjoy the limelight ? |
| 23 | He noticed a sketch I had been doing of Miss Oliver , and could not take his eyes off it . |
| 24 | When he looked up the light was pearly and the sky a blue so tender he could hardly take his eyes off it , with the result that on several occasions he collided with people coming the other way . |
| 25 | Coffin could n't take his eyes off it . |
| 26 | It makes you take your eyes off it . |
| 27 | As Janet Baker , the singer , wrote , about going to hear her colleague Lena Horne perform : ‘ We could n't take our eyes off her , she has the charisma , the beauty , which comes from great discipline ’ ( Full Circle , Penguin , 1984 ) . |
| 28 | A waiter was approaching from behind her , I noticed , without taking my eyes off hers ; I felt the grin broaden on my lips . |
| 29 | I knew that , as I had no intention of taking my eyes off it . |
| 30 | To her relief , Oz nodded and , as soon as they all took their eyes off him , he slid away from the tea-table and out of the room . |