Example sentences of "hand over [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the teacher let out a tiny fluttering gasp — like a goldfish finding itself spilled on a carpet — and sank down , defeated , on a crate with a hand over her eyes . |
| 2 | She passed a hand over her eyes . |
| 3 | Hari rubbed her hand over her eyes , it had been a strange day , an eventful one in which she had quite clearly made an enemy but perhaps she had also made a friend of Edward Morris . |
| 4 | She rubbed a hand over her eyes , she would have to talk to Craig when he returned , he could not stay with her now and , anyway , he would not wish to compromise her . |
| 5 | She moved across to the window , cupping one hand over her eyes so that she could see out , but there was little to see . |
| 6 | Donna cupped one hand over her eyes and saw the lights of King 's Cross through the window as the train slowed to a crawl , preparatory to gliding to a halt . |
| 7 | When the film ended , and the face of the chairman appeared again , she put her hand over her eyes , unable to watch the screen . |
| 8 | Jannie put her spare hand over her eyes as if shielding them from the sun , and closed out the sight of her husband . |
| 9 | She kept her hand over her eyes until at last Westerman halted the discussion and summed up . |
| 10 | She put her hand over her eyes , too embarrassed to read on . |
| 11 | Lucy sat , her hand over her eyes , and thought about the way her life was heading . |
| 12 | She rubbed a hand over her eyes . |
| 13 | Miss Stoner put her hand over her eyes and cried for a minute . |
| 14 | She swallowed and fought back the tears , dashing her hand over her eyes . |
| 15 | Hastily she dashed the back of her hand over her eyes , stapled the minutes together neatly and folded them into their respective envelopes . |
| 16 | Kate brushed her hand over her eyes . |
| 17 | She hesitated and shifted nervously on the settee , rubbing a weary hand over her eyes , ‘ I 'm not pregnant . ’ |
| 18 | She paused , placed a trembling hand over her eyes . |
| 19 | Relieved , she sank back against the pillows , brushed a shaky hand over her eyes . |
| 20 | Her features buckled and she put a hand over her eyes . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're confusing me , ’ she managed to say , rubbing a hand over her eyes . |
| 22 | Sarella brushed a hand over her eyes . |
| 23 | She brushed a hand over her eyes . |
| 24 | Tears stung her eyes as she heard his anger and she turned away , rubbing a hand over her eyes to wipe them away , but it seemed impossible to stop the flow now that it had begun . |
| 25 | With a weary sigh she rubbed a hand over her eyes . |
| 26 | How could I ever forget ! ’ said Mark , holding a hand over his eyes . |
| 27 | Then he passed his free hand over his eyes . |
| 28 | This time , when he received no answer , he moved across to the window and , cupping one hand over his eyes , endeavoured to see inside the flat . |
| 29 | Bob sank into the scrunching springs of an old armchair , put a hand over his eyes , and watched them through his fingers . |
| 30 | ‘ You were very good with those children , Tess , ’ he said , with his hand over his eyes . |