Example sentences of "take their eyes 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 .
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