Example sentences of "[noun] could not [vb infin] [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |
| 2 | The lawyer could not believe his eyes . |
| 3 | We sat down then and all the time he was eating Frankie could n't keep his eyes off her or the things that surrounded him . |
| 4 | For a second Sharpe could not believe his eyes . |
| 5 | Ruth could not take her eyes off him . |
| 6 | A girl could n't close her eyes and ears to it , but she could keep herself pure . |
| 7 | For a moment Lisa could not tear her eyes away . |
| 8 | And her husband could n't take his eyes off her . |
| 9 | Cassie could n't see her eyes , but she was sure that they would be almond shaped and green , to go with the sexy red hair and double-cream complexion . |
| 10 | Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare . |
| 11 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |
| 12 | Boris could n't believe his eyes . |
| 13 | The inspector could n't believe his eyes . |
| 14 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
| 15 | Coffin could n't take his eyes off it . |
| 16 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 17 | Unlike the adults , who are used to seeing people looking at them through the underwater viewing window , the baby could n't believe her eyes when she saw people under the water and kept going back down to have another look . |
| 18 | Defries , Daak and Ace could n't take their eyes from it as the shuttle took them inexorably towards it and it grew across the window . |
| 19 | McAllister could not prevent her eyes from straying to his newspaper . |
| 20 | The Special Branch man could n't believe his eyes as all our clobber went into the plane at Elstree . |
| 21 | MARGARET WINDSOR , a mathematical modeller in Harwell 's Combustion Centre could n't believe her eyes when she arrived for work . |
| 22 | With that brilliant pair Torville and Dean so much in the news , Easter Course members at Walsall could n't believe their eyes when these idols appeared before them — on roller skates ! |
| 23 | MALCOLM and Judy Carvell could n't believe their eyes when they visited their old village after five years in Australia . |
| 24 | Alec could not take his eyes off her . |
| 25 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 26 | Mark could n't believe his eyes and ears when the American Director of Overseas ' Executive Personnel spelt out the compensation terms under the early retirement deal . |
| 27 | People living on the estate could n't believe their eyes when they saw their new neighbour . |
| 28 | Tommy , who was accompanying them on the mouth-organ , noticed that Charlie could n't take his eyes off Rose the barmaid who , although on the wrong side of thirty , never stopped flirting with the young recruits . |
| 29 | Kenneth Stanley from Telford could n't believe his eyes when he saw a gaping hole where his pond used to be . |