Example sentences of "[noun prp] 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 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 .
3 For a second Sharpe could not believe his eyes .
4 Ruth could not take her eyes off him .
5 For a moment Lisa could not tear her eyes away .
6 Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare .
7 Willie could not take his eyes off him .
8 Boris could n't believe his eyes .
9 McAllister could not prevent her eyes from straying to his newspaper .
10 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 !
11 MALCOLM and Judy Carvell could n't believe their eyes when they visited their old village after five years in Australia .
12 Alec could not take his eyes off her .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 Kenneth Stanley from Telford could n't believe his eyes when he saw a gaping hole where his pond used to be .
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