Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun] fix on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sergeant Bird 's gaze strayed idly upwards to the strip of Vapona hanging from a kitchen cupboard , then slowly retraced its path to fix on the anxious woman he was interviewing . |
| 2 | In the shadow of the bus , a vulture wheeling overhead , I kept my eyes fixed on the bush behind us . |
| 3 | She opened her eyes , kept her gaze fixed on Ward 's face and allowed her hands to glide over her smooth skin back down towards her pubic mound . |
| 4 | She still kept her eyes fixed on the swirling liquid ; when she did speak it was part-defiance and part-apology . |
| 5 | Fenella , her heart thudding frantically , kept her eyes fixed on the door and a fearful hope began to unfurl . |
| 6 | She kept her eyes fixed on Silvia and smiled a mock-stern smile . |
| 7 | She kept her eyes fixed on the magazine . |
| 8 | This time Julius kept his gaze fixed on the road ahead , as if he did n't want her to see his eyes . |
| 9 | Manvell kept his eyes fixed on Sharpe , half fearing that the Rifleman might still attack . |
| 10 | He kept his eyes fixed on the crest of the hill over which she would appear freewheeling down on her bicycle , black hair streaming and her long skirt ballooning out on either side like a bat 's wings . |
| 11 | Mait kept his eyes fixed on him as he approached — a malnourished skeleton of a man . |
| 12 | He kept his eyes fixed on the upper storey , but there was no sign of life , nor could he detect any female voice crying through the shouts of the firemen . |
| 13 | The Chief kept his eyes fixed on it . |
| 14 | However , she had her sights fixed on higher things than the University of Suffolk , a new ‘ plateglass ’ university with a reputation for student vandalism . |
| 15 | Estabrook glanced across at Chant , who had his gaze fixed on their destination , and his teeth clenched . |
| 16 | Len , however , had his gaze fixed on David 's face and almost as if he could read his mind , and ignoring the other two , he said roughly , ‘ They 're not taking the case , are they , Doc ? ’ |
| 17 | But the Lad had his eyes fixed on Fergus . |
| 18 | Matthew had his eyes fixed on the desk and did not look up . |