Example sentences of "took [pos pn] eye off " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I never took my eye off it . |
| 2 | I do n't know whether it contributed much — one never knows oneself whether it contributes or nOt — but I never took my eyes off Peter during this scene , willed him to do this , that and the other , and was saddened and grieved and distressed by the fact that everybody turned against him at the end . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him . |
| 5 | She took her eyes off the road briefly and glanced at Nicola . |
| 6 | She took her eyes off the road for an instant to glance at him . |
| 7 | The mother said she hardly took her eyes off him for a second . ’ |
| 8 | And then Mother would look from Boy to the other man who was also there every night and never took his eyes off her when she sang , O , and she 'd sing the next lines to him , take these lips , take these arms … ca n't you see ? |
| 9 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
| 10 | Helping herself , Daisy noticed he never took his eyes off the play and was now turning on the windscreen wipers to watch a dark-haired boy coax a fat roan pony down the field . |
| 11 | Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look . |
| 12 | On the other hand , his SS escort rarely took his eyes off her , so she decided that perhaps he was the key to the problem . |
| 13 | Molassi took his eyes off the way ahead . |
| 14 | Percy Makepeace , too , knew that , and seldom took his eyes off him . |
| 15 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
| 16 | Agrippa never took his eyes off mine . |
| 17 | He took her amusement in good part , however , and he took his eyes off her to study the menu for about a minute . |
| 18 | ‘ Our man took his eye off the ball . |
| 19 | Lillee bowled another bouncer which did not get up as much as Fletch anticipated and it hit him straight on the head as he took his eye off the ball . |
| 20 | He took his eye off the road to wink at Patrick . |
| 21 | We took our eyes off the map to look at each other , at first in surprise and then , as the rumbling grew to a roar , in terror . |
| 22 | You simply stood by the grill and never took your eyes off it until it was the colour you wanted . |
| 23 | ‘ You took your eyes off the leprechaun . ’ |