Example sentences of "[vb past] and [pron] eye [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her lower lip trembled and her eyes blurred . |
| 2 | Theda 's lip trembled and her eyes darkened , while the amusement drained out of her face . |
| 3 | His jaw sagged and his eyes stared . |
| 4 | ‘ Fancy reading somebody 's letter and then — ’ She stopped and her eyes grew round with surprise . |
| 5 | For a moment his face held its expression of ecstatic agony , then it crumpled and his eyes looked down , widening , horrified by what he had done . |
| 6 | His face went as hard as the bronze , it resembled and his eyes said things I pretended not to hear . |
| 7 | He frowned and his eyes darkened dangerously and Ruth thought she had misjudged her timing and he was n't ready for any thoughts of their future together . |
| 8 | The man 's face paled and his eyes bulged . |
| 9 | I yawned and my eyes closed involuntarily . |
| 10 | As he looked up , Elizabeth sighed and her eyes opened . |
| 11 | She stole into the kitchen to find Sabina and beg some hot water in secret , before the others found her out ; Sabina giggled and her eyes flicked from side to side as Rosa described how she must have sleep-walked , how dangerous it was , how someone could have accidentally woken her and she might have fallen down , without being able to put out a hand to stop her fall , and died . |
| 12 | He thrust his free left hand into the back of Harry 's collar , took a fistful of him , cotte and shirt and all , and twisted until the boy 's cheeks purpled and his eyes began to swim . |
| 13 | The smell of the steaming meat tormented them until their mouths slavered and their eyes rolled . |
| 14 | Her lethargy disappeared and her eyes cleared . |
| 15 | She did n't know why that hurt , but it did and her eyes filled with tears . |
| 16 | I smiled and her eyes smiled back enough to make me think the ice could just possibly melt there under the right circumstances . |
| 17 | He smiled and his eyes met hers . |
| 18 | Major Harper smiled and his eyes crinkled up . |
| 19 | ‘ And you , señor , you are obviously a warm-blooded Mediterranean , but … ’ she paused and her eyes danced mischievously ‘ … you are … ’ she let her eyes travel the length of his body ‘ … dare I say it … taller than most of your kinsmen . ’ |
| 20 | Rosie stood there in a very short nightie , her hair rumpled and her eyes narrowed against the morning sunlight . |
| 21 | I bent forward to see if I could recognise him — there was something vaguely familiar about him , the voice perhaps — and then he hit me on the side of my head — ’ Poor Miss Watson faltered and her eyes filled with tears at the memory of that vicious blow . |