Example sentences of "eyes fixed on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happier ? he said , his blue eyes fixed on my face in that mad way he sometimes has . |
| 2 | Each district to be balloted to produce its squad for the six thousand , and if the ballot brings up your name , ’ he paused again and saw the hundreds of eyes fixed on his , ‘ then you must go off to the Army , or else pay £10 to hire a substitute . |
| 3 | The official blurb explains that the plaster figures ‘ stand as if boldly forging ahead , their eyes fixed on our motherland 's beautiful future ’ . |
| 4 | Vincent walked out into the middle of the road and stood there , his eyes fixed on the distant comer around which the hearse had disappeared . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's coming this way , ’ said Lee who was still looking at Jack as he came up to the gate , his eyes fixed on the gun . |
| 6 | As he went up behind her , step by step , eyes fixed on the sensuous movements of her dark young limbs , he half noticed the seemingly inordinate number of doors which opened on to the landings and he could not avoid picking up the predominating odour of curry . |
| 7 | She waited , sipping the water , her eyes fixed on me . |
| 8 | The storm had passed and done its worst ; now the women gathered , dressed alike in full dark skirts and tucked-in blouses , shawls pulled over their heads — re-enacting a painting by Krøyer , their eyes fixed on the sea . |
| 9 | The Reverend Foster 's beady eyes fixed on the children fumbling for their donations as if they were a parcel of juicy worms to be swooped on if they tried to wriggle away . |
| 10 | Several other Muslim families stood by in shock , their eyes fixed on brush fires scorching the opposite hillside . |
| 11 | With eyes fixed on me as if I was hypnotisin' him , he takes the papermate out of the tray and moves away as if I might bite . |
| 12 | At the other end of the carriage someone started moving , coming towards her , weaving past the standing dead , eyes fixed on her . |
| 13 | He glanced down at Mariana , throwing her a fresh smile that was meant to be encouraging but she was looking straight ahead , eyes fixed on the sand-spit . |
| 14 | Behind him , Briant sat calmly , legs outstretched , his hands thrust into the pockets of his near-white coat , his eyes fixed on the toes of his highly polished shoes as he rocked his crossed ankles in a slow rhythm . |
| 15 | In the shadow of the bus , a vulture wheeling overhead , I kept my eyes fixed on the bush behind us . |
| 16 | He drove very well , his stony eyes fixed on the road . |
| 17 | The rats fled and Corbett fell back on the ledge , chest heaving , sobbing with anger and fear , his eyes fixed on the grating , praying for dawn . |
| 18 | Corbett drank it , sitting in his own filth , eyes fixed on the grating , already dreading the night . |
| 19 | With her thoughts far away and her eyes fixed on the distant horizon , she did not notice where she was going — and as the tall , broad-shouldered man who was coming from the opposite direction was too deeply absorbed in his own reflections to be aware of his surroundings , there was a sudden abrupt collision . |
| 20 | He passed beside them all , seeing no one , his eyes fixed on the sea and the skiff , and the two great ships and the galleys beyond , all of them flying the Lusignan flag . |
| 21 | Anna looked up , and her blue eyes fixed on Sarah for several seconds . |
| 22 | Anthea Darnell 's coal-black eyes fixed on each of the officers in turn , then riveted their gaze to Montgomery 's face . |
| 23 | Hilary Robarts had been slumped back in her chair , her eyes fixed on Lessingham . |
| 24 | Now , thirty years later , lying rigid , her eyes fixed on the sky , she remembered that single word , his eyes looking into hers , his hands on her shoulders , the bark of the tree scraping her back through her Aertex shirt . |
| 25 | She still kept her eyes fixed on the swirling liquid ; when she did speak it was part-defiance and part-apology . |
| 26 | He would look up from his newspaper after supper to find her eyes fixed on him , in a way which brought back to him the passion with which she had kissed him upon the moor . |
| 27 | Old Lady Lassiter took no part in it , pecking at her food in a listless fashion , eyes fixed on her plate . |
| 28 | The redoubtable driver just keeps his eyes fixed on the road . |
| 29 | Otherwise you would do well to keep your eyes fixed on the grilled fish and chicken , boring as they may seem in comparison . |
| 30 | Shamlou hissed , his eyes fixed on Christie 's blood-drained face . |