Example sentences of "up [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I closed all those books and it was then that I opened up my eyes and looked around me and said , ‘ Now I 'm reading ’ . ’ |
| 2 | The same Hebrew word for helper used in connection with Eve is used in Deuteronomy 33:29 when God is described to Israel as their shield and helper , and in Psalm 121:1 , ‘ I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from ? |
| 3 | I remember thinking of the 121st Psalm as we looked longingly towards the hills — ‘ I will lift up my eyes … ’ |
| 4 | As I screwed up my eyes against the dazzle , trying to see the creature so that I might describe it to Crispin , it vanished . |
| 5 | Above FIGURE 2 I then paint in the bulk of solid colour in carious places , screwing up my eyes , obliterating any detail but getting the tones hopefully right . |
| 6 | Ripley ‘ became servant to this miserable female ’ , helped her on with borrowed clothes , ‘ lifted up my eyes to Heaven , and asked , Why is this not me Lord ? ’ |
| 7 | Screwing up her eyes and looking round , it was with a sinking heart that she realised the enormity of her task . |
| 8 | She screwed up her eyes as if she was having difficulty seeing her child . |
| 9 | Pamela saw Jan lean forward to kiss him , a look of love lighting up her eyes . |
| 10 | Her smooth , happy look was gone and she was screwing up her eyes and her mouth so that her whole face seemed crumpled . |
| 11 | Emily screwed up her eyes , trying to focus on the envelope . |
| 12 | ‘ Come on in , darling , ’ said the sharp little woman who was holding the door , screwing up her eyes shrewdly against the cigarette-smoke she was blowing out in order to speak . |
| 13 | She began to yell furiously , then threw herself on the ground , red-faced with rage , stamping her feet and screwing up her eyes . |
| 14 | She screwed up her eyes , feeling suddenly fierce . |
| 15 | Enid Crumwallis , behind her pebble glasses , might be seen to screw up her eyes . |
| 16 | She felt the light touch of Lucenzo 's fingers on her forehead and flipped up her eyes . |
| 17 | Surprise lit up her eyes . |
| 18 | Rose sighed , casting up her eyes . |
| 19 | Steadily , screwing up her eyes , Emmie fed in more bundles . |
| 20 | Lou screwed up her eyes . |
| 21 | She screwed up her eyes to remember . |
| 22 | ‘ What are they ? ’ she asked , screwing up her eyes and reaching into the pocket of her flowery pinafore . |
| 23 | She paused , and when she looked up her eyes were suspiciously bright . |
| 24 | Candy screwed up her eyes thoughtfully . |
| 25 | Benedicta screwed up her eyes . |
| 26 | They screwed up their eyes , trying to get used to the glare . |
| 27 | Smokers screw up their eyes and lips when they puff a cigarette and this can surely lead to more wrinkles . |
| 28 | He screwed up his eyes with pain . |
| 29 | Earlier in the story Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw ahead of him the place where he thought he would kill his son . |
| 30 | Now he lifts up his eyes again , and sees the animal that is his son 's salvation , a ram caught in a thicket . |