Example sentences of "n't take [pron] eyes " 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 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 .
3 ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers .
4 She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment .
5 Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring .
6 She could n't take her eyes off it .
7 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 .
8 She did n't take her eyes off Frank .
9 She could n't take her eyes off the livid scratch on his nose .
10 Bingham ca n't take his eyes off Ali ; the still life of his friend , tethered so completely , seems as incomprehensible to him as it would to others who followed the radiated glow of Ali 's invulnerability .
11 He could n't take his eyes off Zambia 's stomach which was revealed quite plainly as SHe sat up in bed .
12 And her husband could n't take his eyes off her .
13 Two wheels , round and round , he could n't take his eyes away , and this time it 'd be like worship , I dreamed that we were made of gold , he 'd seen too much , his eyes were gold , they 'd have to melt them down .
14 And as Eva drove , Dad did n't take his eyes from her face .
15 He did n't take his eyes from Doyle , nor reach for the cigars .
16 Sanchez did n't take his eyes from the pit .
17 It must be love — he ca n't take his eyes off you — so why not prop your baby up in a bouncy chair , car seat or beanbag and enjoy the limelight ?
18 Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major .
19 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 .
20 Coffin could n't take his eyes off it .
21 I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed .
22 The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him .
23 When her Mum undressed her to try it on I could n't take my eyes off the lovely white underclothes she wore .
24 That does n't stop Ca n't Get Used To Losing You , Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You and Home Loving Man being all-time classics .
25 I could n't take my eyes of her .
26 I could n't take my eyes off her as she swivelled to rinse the mud from her legs , then flexed her arms , swept back her hair to shake it , and the motion rippled through her body .
27 I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again .
28 ‘ I ca n't take my eyes off people 's footwear .
29 As Janet Baker , the singer , wrote , about going to hear her colleague Lena Horne perform : ‘ We could n't take our eyes off her , she has the charisma , the beauty , which comes from great discipline ’ ( Full Circle , Penguin , 1984 ) .
30 But do n't take your eyes off those Australians .
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