Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mean look crept into his eyes . |
| 2 | Freed hair fluttered about her eyes in soft , damp lashes . |
| 3 | My mum dabbed at her eyes . |
| 4 | The seal gazed into her eyes and nodded slowly , without blinking . |
| 5 | Then , the blood got in his eyes . |
| 6 | Emily felt a moment of pure terror , the spectre of the workhouse on Mount Pleasant Hill rose before her eyes , the poor house where the homeless lived a life of sheer drudgery and hardship . |
| 7 | The handwritten words swam before her eyes and her heart thudded . |
| 8 | Then blood swam before his eyes and there was blackness . |
| 9 | Rebecca dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief . |
| 10 | Mockery danced in his eyes as he looked across at her finally . |
| 11 | Neither surprise nor fear showed in his eyes . |
| 12 | He said to her , softly , purring in her ear as the blood flowed into her eyes from the wound in her head , ‘ Get down on your knees . ’ |
| 13 | The fellow 's mouth opened slackly and fear flared in his eyes . |
| 14 | The photograph sprang to her eyes and startled her . |
| 15 | But no , it 's only because he reminds me a bit of him , that gloomy bit , that deep bit , that bit that dominated when his head sank into his shoulders and his mouth turned down and the light went from his eyes , that bit that took over when he resisted and turned inwards and moped . |
| 16 | Involuntarily , her eyes drifted from his eyes to his mouth . |
| 17 | The towel had fallen off her hair , and the damp red-golden waves fell across her eyes in a tousled curtain . |
| 18 | A dangerous light glinted in his eyes , small lines flared around the corners of his mouth , and his colour was slightly heightened . |
| 19 | Then he looked up , and a light flashed into his eyes . |
| 20 | In Beaumont and Fletcher 's The Maid 's Tragedy , Melantius , approving his sister 's marriage to his best friend , tells her : ‘ Sister , I joy to see you , and your choice/You look 'd with my eyes when you took that man ’ ( i. ii . |
| 21 | A faint look of admiration came into his eyes and then his long , cloaking lashes had swept down and she was left staring at his mask-like face again . |
| 22 | A distant look came into her eyes . |
| 23 | She raised her chin a little , and a hard look came into her eyes . |
| 24 | The smile slowly faded from Jennifer 's face and she sighed , then a far-away look came into her eyes as she added , ‘ A lot 's happened since then . ’ |
| 25 | For a moment the light of battle glowed in her eyes , dying as she remembered that Roman did n't love her . |
| 26 | Laughter gleamed in his eyes as he met her belligerent stare . |
| 27 | ‘ To a Haggis ’ , ’ he said again , the tears of delight welled in his eyes . |
| 28 | The laughter fled from her eyes as quickly as it had come . |
| 29 | Sparks danced in her eyes as she squared up to him . |
| 30 | Laughter danced in his eyes . |