Example sentences of "take their eye off " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | My men could hardly take their eyes off them . ’ |
3 | ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers . |
4 | To her relief , Oz nodded and , as soon as they all took their eyes off him , he slid away from the tea-table and out of the room . |
5 | They were used to being the pet of the house , and so whenever I went to my uncles , both dogs never seemed to take their eyes off me and their big mouths were always gaping wide , showing long sharp teeth , and I knew fine they 'd like to sink them into me . |
6 | At 2am on Friday , opinion pollsters , who led everyone to take their eyes off the ball , were cut down to size and shown up for what they are : a waster of money |
7 | Terry burst out laughing , causing all the people in the restaurant to take their eyes off Maura and begin staring at him . |
8 | Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons . |
9 | All the minions in the outer office take their eyes off their VDUs , and follow my limping progress up the room . |