Example sentences of "eyes to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She raises her eyes to the wonder of its beauty , sometimes tilting her head as if listening to the music echoing round her . |
| 2 | Broad red lines of colour run from the nose over the eyes , into the red of the dorsal area , and from the mouth under the eyes to the pectoral fins . |
| 3 | Claudia raised her eyes to the man whose own eyes were fixed with deadly intent on her , and silently asked Dana 's forgiveness for what she was about to do . |
| 4 | As she moved up , Noreen lifted her eyes to the choir stalls , as if in a signal , and the organ segued to a softer introduction to the Recessional Hymn . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh no ! ’ said Francis , raising his eyes to the peeling ceiling . |
| 6 | Charsky leaned back against the pillows and raised his eyes to the ceiling as if thanking the Almighty . |
| 7 | Sarah rolled her eyes to the ceiling . |
| 8 | As one , they raised their eyes to the ceiling . |
| 9 | Kate rolled her eyes to the ceiling . |
| 10 | He moaned aloud and rolled his eyes to the ceiling . |
| 11 | ‘ I knew I was too generous to him , ’ said Mrs Sowerberry , raising her eyes to the ceiling . |
| 12 | Swod raised his smouldering eyes to the ceiling to remember a quotation , and recited it with the relish of an evangelist preacher . |
| 13 | Claudia raised her eyes to the ceiling . |
| 14 | as if seized with prophetic fire he raised his eyes to the ceiling , and said : |
| 15 | She cleans the rooms with efficient savagery , yet stops in a flash to engage in vigorous conversation , leaning on her mop handle , eyes to the ceiling . |
| 16 | The pathologist raised his eyes to the ceiling . |
| 17 | Behind him ! the dark and diminutive Miranda rolled her dark eyes to the ceiling and shook her head . |
| 18 | The little man 's hand shot out again and Caroline quickly raised her eyes to the ceiling . |
| 19 | Caroline rolled her eyes to the ceiling . |
| 20 | She opened her eyes to the darkness , a darkness too often populated before sleep by those familiar , reproachful , childish faces , brown , black and white , bending over her , asking why she had deserted them when they loved her and thought that she had loved them . |
| 21 | He waited , adjusting his eyes to the darkness of the house . |
| 22 | Screw the hooks into the trellis , attaching the eyes to the wall or fence . |
| 23 | Thacker looked her up and down , then dropped his eyes to the floor . |
| 24 | I opened my eyes to the sun riding high over Fair Hill . |
| 25 | Dalziel laughed but did n't turn his eyes to the speaker . |
| 26 | Perhaps the most important thing that QED will have done is to open other sufferers ' eyes to the realisation that they are very far from being alone . |
| 27 | He paused , dropping his eyes to the desk . |
| 28 | She dropped her eyes to the desk , staring unseeingly at the ledger lying on the polished wooden surface . |
| 29 | After the audience had accustomed their eyes to the flash , they beheld a subtle and beautiful sight . |
| 30 | soldering rolled-up eyes to the back of my skull |