Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [prep] [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.

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1 For long stretches I walked with my eyes on the ground , mesmerized by the silence of the forest , by my own soundless footsteps .
2 For a long time I walked with my eyes on the ground , watching my feet sinking interminably into the snow .
3 I shrank from her eyes ; they were like blind , blue flowers .
4 I 'd taken a box of medication I was on at the time — drops I needed for my eyes , my asthma inhalant and things like that .
5 I saw in my eyes not just the trace of a hunted look , but a determination : ‘ Soy escritor . ’
6 And I saw , when I looked into her eyes , that she was not quite … alone .
7 I looked into his eyes .
8 The first time I looked into his eyes and saw how much he 'd suffered .
9 I looked into his eyes and they reminded me of the saying ‘ The lights were on but there was nobody home .
10 I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine and five shots went over my head , ’ recalls Roy .
11 ‘ I thought I could handle it — but the very next day we 'd been sightseeing and returned to our suite and I looked into your eyes and felt myself drowning .
12 Finding one , she dabbed at her eyes .
13 There was a lot of spit and the teeth bumped into yours which meant that you were spitting chips of enamel afterwards , and she kissed with her eyes open and she had a very bad squint — so you always thought that she was watching something else .
14 She was dark and beautiful , and when she laughed with her eyes shut and showed her white teeth , her skin looked even darker .
15 ‘ Well , when you looked into his eyes were you looking up or down ? ’
16 She stared into his eyes .
17 She stared into his eyes , those steady grey eyes that so fascinated her .
18 She stared into his eyes , and saw the suppressed hunger there , and her heart seemed to contract then swell inside her .
19 Heart pounding erratically , she stared into his eyes .
20 She looked into his eyes and saw terrible pain and inconsolable grief .
21 She looked into his eyes , watching his reaction .
22 It was then that she looked into his eyes and went cold with shock .
23 For a few seconds she knew a stab of fear , and then she looked into his eyes and the fear disappeared .
24 She looked into his eyes , as if searching for something in them ; her white face made the dark , heavy-browed eyes look lost and empty , and after a while he could not look into them anymore , and had to smile and look away .
25 And as she looked into his eyes , again she remembered the revelation that had so taken her by surprise .
26 She looked into his eyes , into their endless blackness , seeking silent reassurance that he would inflict no more pain .
27 But then she looked into his eyes , which dwelt upon her in huge solemnity , and knew that he was burningly sincere .
28 She looked into his eyes and felt herself drowning .
29 She looked into his eyes .
30 She looked into his eyes .
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