Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] eyes [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked at the radio , as if it would tell them something , and then their cold eyes settled on Bruno , who was not laughing any more . |
| 2 | As Dexter adjusted to the dark , he saw that Blanche had turned back to him , her heavy-lidded eyes trained on his face . |
| 3 | Lady Isabella nodded , her beautiful eyes fixed on Cranston 's face . |
| 4 | She tried to keep her blurred eyes focused on the sky . |
| 5 | Beryl lingered , her grey eyes fixed on Cathy for some time , then she said : ‘ I see . |
| 6 | Their green eyes fell on the strange eight-legged carving — which may indeed have been a spider , or an octopus , or may yet again have been something altogether more strange and they immediately decided that they were n't so hungry , at that . |
| 7 | Anna looked up , and her blue eyes fixed on Sarah for several seconds . |
| 8 | Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor . |
| 9 | For a split second he looked oddly vulnerable , but then he pushed himself up in the bed , her wary eyes lingered on the naked gold of his shoulders , and she quickly changed her mind . |
| 10 | In the distance she heard the faint sounds of voices from the pool , and her dazed eyes rested on the green palm trees out on the terrace , while the dim light of the courtyard shut out the horrors of the morning , and she saw the gleaming white tower of a mosque against the deep sky and the far-off mountains , just as they had looked in the travel brochures . |
| 11 | Leaning on the edge of his table , he let his hollow eyes rest on Nicholas . |
| 12 | Cranston steadied himself , pulled his long , wicked-looking dagger from its sheath and walked slowly back , his red-rimmed eyes fixed on Athelstan . |
| 13 | Then his face became more serious and his dark eyes fixed on hers with a new intensity . |
| 14 | He paused , his dark eyes resting on her face and seeming to take in every detail , committing them to memory . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd like to undress you very slowly , ’ he continued , his dark eyes steady on hers , ‘ and press my lips to every inch of your skin which is revealed . |
| 16 | He drove very well , his stony eyes fixed on the road . |
| 17 | It did n't seem modest now ; it could have been transparent , from the way his amber eyes lingered on every inch of the body he was mentally stripping . |
| 18 | Dong , because of his unusual height , had a clear view of the new arrivals above the heads of the crowd — and within a matter of seconds his startled eyes fell on two familiar faces that he had not seen for well over a year . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd prefer it if you did n't tell anyone at the circuit how we come to know each other , ’ Simon said , his grey eyes trained on the road ahead . |
| 20 | His son , Francis , was munching away , his protuberant eyes fixed on his father in an unwavering stare . |
| 21 | He turned to me slowly , and I saw his face , expressionless in its blackness , with his yellow eyes fixed on me coldly , like an animal 's . |
| 22 | ‘ Hugh , ’ he murmured , his soulless eyes fixed on those of the clerk , ‘ we do insist you stay . |
| 23 | Happier ? he said , his blue eyes fixed on my face in that mad way he sometimes has . |
| 24 | His blue eyes rested on me with , apparently , genuine concern . |
| 25 | He spoke rapidly to the barman in beautiful , lilting Italian and leaned against the counter , his remote eyes fixed on the man deftly operating the espresso machine . |
| 26 | Feeling the strange texture of the paper in his hair , he brought his hand back in front of his face , and his dazed eyes focused on the telegram . |
| 27 | The old man was breathing hard , his pig-like eyes fixed on the other man 's face . |