Example sentences of "took [pos pn] eyes off " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 She took her eyes off the road briefly and glanced at Nicola .
5 She took her eyes off the road for an instant to glance at him .
6 The mother said she hardly took her eyes off him for a second . ’
7 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 ?
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look .
11 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 .
12 Molassi took his eyes off the way ahead .
13 Percy Makepeace , too , knew that , and seldom took his eyes off him .
14 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 .
15 Agrippa never took his eyes off mine .
16 He took her amusement in good part , however , and he took his eyes off her to study the menu for about a minute .
17 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 .
18 You simply stood by the grill and never took your eyes off it until it was the colour you wanted .
19 ‘ You took your eyes off the leprechaun . ’
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