Example sentences of "her eyes off " in BNC.

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1 She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment .
2 The mare moved restlessly round her box , not taking her eyes off him .
3 Molly asked , unable to take her eyes off the beautiful specimen .
4 ‘ Throw me out , ’ said Kelly without taking her eyes off Broom-Parker , ‘ and the whiskers come too .
5 Ruth could not take her eyes off him .
6 He continued to look at her and she could not take her eyes off him .
7 The maid who opened the door to them could not take her eyes off the great fat woman in the biscuit straw hat with big cloth roses on its brim , and the cape that just covered her shoulders and showed an expanse of blue cotton bosom , the like she had never seen before .
8 How had his wife managed to spot it when she , too , he could have sworn , had kept her eyes off them was a puzzle to the Colonel who tended to the view of Woman as Eternal Enigma .
9 Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him .
10 But she could not take her eyes off him .
11 She took her eyes off the road briefly and glanced at Nicola .
12 As well as being something of a sales ploy the synthesiser does provide warnings that the driver can hear and act on without having to take his or her eyes off the road .
13 She had been in her mid-forties , a smart , efficient-looking woman who had hardly taken her eyes off him throughout the trial .
14 ‘ How did it look ? ’ she asked Morris , not taking her eyes off the screen .
15 She could not take her eyes off Heathcliff .
16 This ingenious super-wide , 180° angle rearview mirror eliminates blind spots on both sides of the car to make overtaking and reversing easier and safer , and enables the driver to keep watch on any rear-seat occupants without taking his or her eyes off the road .
17 Polly did n't dare take her eyes off the compass .
18 Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare .
19 She could n't take her eyes off it .
20 Helen , never taking her eyes off Alexandra , craned sideways so that she could wind a finger round and round in a hole in her black stocking .
21 He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly .
22 As she watched , unable to take her eyes off his face , she saw him pass his tongue over his lips , saw him swallow convulsively .
23 And why would she not take her eyes off me ?
24 She took her eyes off the road for an instant to glance at him .
25 Tricia backed her way out , never taking her eyes off me or letting her bearings slip .
26 She did n't take her eyes off Frank .
27 ‘ What does that mean ? ’ she whispered unevenly , unable to take her eyes off the dark , angular face opposite her .
28 She could n't take her eyes off the livid scratch on his nose .
29 The mother said she hardly took her eyes off him for a second . ’
30 I 've settled with her ; she knows her place , ’ Rose said over her shoulder , not taking her eyes off Coffin 's face .
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