Example sentences of "[adv] taken [pos pn] [noun] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
| 2 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , it was obvious that she had n't made a very favourable impression on him . |
| 3 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , and in a strange sort of way appeared to be fascinated by her , she sensed it was the kind of reluctant fascination one might feel for an intriguing , but poisonous snake . |
| 4 | Had she not taken her weight off them they would simply have given way . |
| 5 | Paul has not taken his eyes off his lover 's face . |
| 6 | She had been in her mid-forties , a smart , efficient-looking woman who had hardly taken her eyes off him throughout the trial . |
| 7 | He 's been sitting on the bench for the last hour and has never once taken his eyes off the shop . |
| 8 | It has n't taken its eyes off our table for the last ten minutes . ’ |
| 9 | He was looking at her affectionately and he had n't taken his hand off her shoulder . |
| 10 | He had n't taken his eyes off her once . |