Example sentences of "her eyes fixed on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited , sipping the water , her eyes fixed on me . |
| 2 | With her thoughts far away and her eyes fixed on the distant horizon , she did not notice where she was going — and as the tall , broad-shouldered man who was coming from the opposite direction was too deeply absorbed in his own reflections to be aware of his surroundings , there was a sudden abrupt collision . |
| 3 | Hilary Robarts had been slumped back in her chair , her eyes fixed on Lessingham . |
| 4 | Now , thirty years later , lying rigid , her eyes fixed on the sky , she remembered that single word , his eyes looking into hers , his hands on her shoulders , the bark of the tree scraping her back through her Aertex shirt . |
| 5 | She still kept her eyes fixed on the swirling liquid ; when she did speak it was part-defiance and part-apology . |
| 6 | He would look up from his newspaper after supper to find her eyes fixed on him , in a way which brought back to him the passion with which she had kissed him upon the moor . |
| 7 | ‘ Jemima , ’ Artemis whispered , her eyes fixed on her lace table mat . |
| 8 | Every time Vernon looked back she was striding with her chin tilted theatrically , her eyes fixed on the smoky heavens . |
| 9 | She wished Mother a Happy Christmas , her eyes fixed on the child across the road and that silhouette of Mr Punch who now appeared with raised and menacing fist . |
| 10 | Then she knuckled off to the back of the cage and Fifi followed , her eyes fixed on the banana although she was n't trying to snatch . |
| 11 | ‘ The Angry Sun in truth , ’ said Fenella , her expression absorbed , her eyes fixed on Goibniu and the others . |
| 12 | Fenella , her heart thudding frantically , kept her eyes fixed on the door and a fearful hope began to unfurl . |
| 13 | To watch him then was such a mingled joy of yearning and pity that sometimes , frightened of her waking thoughts but more afraid of the nightmares of sleep , she would carry her night-light into his bedroom and crouch by the cot for an hour or more , her eyes fixed on his sleeping face , her restlessness soothed by his peace . |
| 14 | But when Maria Filippa heard Davide laugh , she twisted up from her stricken position and her eyes fixed on him with hatred , ‘ You 're laughing , are you ? |
| 15 | Tess used to rest her head on the cow 's body , her eyes fixed on a distant field . |
| 16 | Madra was shivering again , her eyes fixed on the Circle beyond the burning longhouses . |
| 17 | She watched him as he reached for his brandy glass and drained it , her eyes fixed on his dark profile , drinking him in . |
| 18 | Feeling nervous , she clasped her trembling hands together and perched on the edge of the couch , her eyes fixed on the doorway . |
| 19 | He chopped , and her eyes fixed on me , bead-black and ebony-shining . |
| 20 | Eddie took a couple of steps forward , her eyes fixed on the dead flowers . |
| 21 | A few steps from the foot of the crimson-carpeted staircase Shiona paused , her eyes fixed on the front door . |
| 22 | But she saw his lips move and her eyes fixed on them , for suddenly she had n't the courage to look into his eyes . |
| 23 | She kept her eyes fixed on Silvia and smiled a mock-stern smile . |
| 24 | Her eyes fixed on his lips , drawn to the wide mouth as if its imprint was but a breath away , then with an effort she dragged her glance from them , half turning to avoid the intensity of his regard . |
| 25 | She kept her eyes fixed on the magazine . |
| 26 | Paling , she sank into a green armchair , her eyes fixed on his hard-boned face . |
| 27 | With her eyes fixed on the road ahead , she frowned . |
| 28 | With her eyes fixed on the dog Sophie said suddenly , ‘ She 's coming round . ’ |