Example sentences of "eyes [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the conduct of business , most eyes are on a mooted change in the normal procedure for law-making , to encourage MPs to sit in select committees taking public evidence on bills before they discuss their details . |
| 2 | The world 's eyes are on the soaring dollar . |
| 3 | All eyes are on Mr Brown , watching for his reaction . |
| 4 | No , one suspects that Chesky 's eyes are on the till , a suspicion confirmed by the billing on these 1962 recordings as ‘ DDD ’ . |
| 5 | If attention and eyes are on the washing-up , it is unwise to try to speechread as well and frustrating to stop in the middle to look at the speaker ( possibly expensive in breakages too ! ) |
| 6 | But while all eyes are on the hot-spots of Eastern Europe the real action is taking place in clubland . |
| 7 | Many eyes are on this man , Production Assistant Norman Stewart ( himself destined one day to direct Doctor Who ) . |
| 8 | Their eyes are on the side of their heads so they have an all-round view . |
| 9 | All eyes are on Sloane Street this month with two new shop openings to make the already fashionable street even more so . |
| 10 | The Golconda eyes are on the horizon to which our boat is hounding us , but Monsoon 's never at a loss for an answer . |
| 11 | Secondly , their eyes are on eternal truth , of which each party deems itself the sole defender . |
| 12 | My eyes are on the black girl sitting on the floor , slumped against the wall , her eyes closed . |
| 13 | His eyes are on Dixie , standing behind me . |
| 14 | Whilst all eyes are on Wimbledon , Britain looks again for it 's next great hope . |
| 15 | But all eyes are on his son Rocky . |
| 16 | He looked up and all the way round ; all eyes were on him . |
| 17 | ‘ Did you notice how his eyes were on me almost right through the performance ? |
| 18 | Behind him Grey Sombrero took a crashing fall at the Chair and broke his shoulder , but all eyes were on Crisp as he skipped over the water in front of the exhilarated spectators in the stands and swung out towards the second circuit . |
| 19 | ALL eyes were on Princess Anne when she competed in the Downlands Horse Trials at Woolmer Farm , Liphook , this week twenty years ago . |
| 20 | All eyes were on the catwalk and no one appeared to notice her , apart from a tall , grey-haired woman in the uniform of an atelier who moved towards her accusingly . |
| 21 | But most eyes were on ex-EastEnder Anita Dobson as the Red Queen . |
| 22 | But as he took the field in the second Test against the West Indies , all eyes were on his behaviour . |
| 23 | Now I was talking to Dad I wanted to tell him about how Mum and I had found Granny and what wicked things Mum had done , but I knew Mum 's eyes were on me so I thought better of it . |
| 24 | Everybody 's eyes were on us , especially on Mum . |
| 25 | His eyes were on Isobel , who was staring at her hands , and Dorothy felt a wave of jealousy at Isobel 's Dresden china beauty and her look of compliant gentleness . |
| 26 | All eyes were on the clock as the hands dragged themselves , with agonising slowness towards noon and time to leave for the airfield . |
| 27 | ALL eyes were on Princess Diana last night as she stepped out in this stunning wrap-around dress . |
| 28 | Their eyes were on him , enquiring . |
| 29 | During the tight formation take-off his eyes were on Stefan and the Spitfire as they climbed to get on top of the haze . |
| 30 | Many eyes were on his putter , which looked very Star Wars , with its large , rather bulbous head in some sort of black metal and plastic and a black shaft which looked slightly thicker than normal . |