Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [be] fixed on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My mind was fixed on the tribunal most of the day , then I spent four hours travelling up for what I thought would be a place on the bench . |
| 2 | My free wing hung from the pole for I could not easily close it without terrible pain ; my eyes were fixed on them . |
| 3 | On my first acquaintance with the mad little road , in about 1950 , I had no feelings of affection for it nor any eye for the beauty all around , my gaze being fixed on the tarmac ahead as I dragged weary legs along it . |
| 4 | My attention was fixed on Toby , still sitting by the window . |
| 5 | He had a think , and blew his nose , noticing after a moment that her mind was fixed on his words in a way that made him feel quite light . |
| 6 | Holists and individualists may both be said to have an overarching interest in understanding the mechanisms which operate in the social world , but beneath this unifying umbrella their eyes are fixed on different features on the landscape , and their respective theories are to be judged in relation to the tasks they set themselves . |
| 7 | Their eyes were fixed on each other in cold fury , their hands placed on the table , palms down , and they seemed to be waiting — waiting for |
| 8 | I do n't need to see through the sheet to know that Anya 's flushed brick red , and that her eyes are fixed on somewhere quite far to the east of the Walthamstow marshes . |
| 9 | The last words were spoken almost under her breath but her eyes were fixed on Lessingham 's face . |
| 10 | She sat quite still and her eyes were fixed on me with a curious , dark look of sympathy mixed with something else . |
| 11 | All through the night her eyes were fixed on the lights of Casterbridge , the end of her journey . |
| 12 | ’ Her eyes were fixed on Melissa as if in quest of a miracle . |
| 13 | While her back legs trampled the pups in the box , her gaze was fixed on the door through which Lady had passed to the freedom of the yard . |
| 14 | However , one inexpensive precaution is to apply self-adhesive warning stickers on the glass at eye level : for example , on a patio door which someone might inadvertently walk or run into while their attention is fixed on the garden beyond . |
| 15 | While Moses looks forward to the ‘ good ’ to come , their minds are fixed on the ‘ evil ’ of the present . |
| 16 | His eyes are fixed on hers as if he is trying to outstare her . |
| 17 | Seemingly standing rigid like a statue , his eyes are fixed on page one of the script while peripheral vision is trying to take in every detail of events going on around him in the studio . |
| 18 | His eyes are fixed on you and you know , you just know that he 's about to spring . |
| 19 | His eyes were fixed on the forms which he was signing and stamping as fast as he could go . |
| 20 | His eyes were fixed on someone or something at the room 's edge and Lucille , turning to see what had caught his astonished attention , saw the golden girl returning d'Alembord 's gaze with what seemed to be pure poison . |
| 21 | ’ His eyes were fixed on the hint of plumpness under the girl 's armpit . |
| 22 | His eyes were fixed on one of the pictures of the past Baskervilles on the wall . |
| 23 | His eyes were fixed on the place where the path disappeared into the fog . |
| 24 | His eyes were fixed on her with such intensity that she felt as if that dark brown gaze were burning her skin . |
| 25 | Roylott was sitting on a chair , and his eyes were fixed on the air-vent . |
| 26 | She expected some fury but none was forthcoming and she glanced across at him to find his eyes were fixed on the mountains , his face sombre . |
| 27 | His eyes were fixed on Thorfinn . |
| 28 | He was n't looking at me as he spoke , his eyes were fixed on the tatty door of the Mimosa . |
| 29 | She glanced at Guido and saw that his eyes were fixed on Silvia , who was following behind Jeff as they made their way down the landing plank . |
| 30 | Under cover of the porridge business , when all his attention was fixed on Finn , Melanie dared look at her uncle at last . |