Example sentences of "take [pos pn] [noun] off him " in BNC.
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1 | The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him . |
2 | I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again . |
3 | She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment . |
4 | Ruth could not take her eyes off him . |
5 | He continued to look at her and she could not take her eyes off him . |
6 | But she could not take her eyes off him . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
9 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |
10 | To her relief , Oz nodded and , as soon as they all took their eyes off him , he slid away from the tea-table and out of the room . |
11 | The mother said she hardly took her eyes off him for a second . ’ |
12 | The mare moved restlessly round her box , not taking her eyes off him . |
13 | Without taking his eyes off him , he opened the drawer of his desk and felt about inside it until he had located a toffee . |
14 | They took his accoutrements off him . |
15 | He was on his bike six kids jumped him and said give us your bike they , they took his bike off him gave him a hammering right on the nose , broke his nose . |
16 | Percy Makepeace , too , knew that , and seldom took his eyes off him . |
17 | She had been in her mid-forties , a smart , efficient-looking woman who had hardly taken her eyes off him throughout the trial . |
18 | Philip was pleased when his Dad had taken his hand off him . |
19 | ‘ And I never take my eyes off him during the show . |
20 | Even music , which had always been her ultimate solace , failed to take her mind off him . |
21 | I had to take his sand-iron off him because he was threatening the guy with it . |
22 | And if you should happen to find one of the wee men , ’ he added , his face unnaturally solemn , ‘ and you wish to get your hands on his gold , you must never , ever take your eyes off him . |
23 | You need to take your hand off him and put it round you . . |