Example sentences of "take [pos pn] eyes [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ca n't take my eyes off people 's footwear . |
| 2 | She did n't take her eyes off Frank . |
| 3 | She could not take her eyes off Heathcliff . |
| 4 | But she did not take her eyes from Riven . |
| 5 | Although ostensibly listening to what Jonadab was saying , he could not take his eyes off Sarah . |
| 6 | He could n't take his eyes off Zambia 's stomach which was revealed quite plainly as SHe sat up in bed . |
| 7 | Bingham ca n't take his eyes off Ali ; the still life of his friend , tethered so completely , seems as incomprehensible to him as it would to others who followed the radiated glow of Ali 's invulnerability . |
| 8 | Tommy , who was accompanying them on the mouth-organ , noticed that Charlie could n't take his eyes off Rose the barmaid who , although on the wrong side of thirty , never stopped flirting with the young recruits . |
| 9 | He did n't take his eyes from Doyle , nor reach for the cigars . |
| 10 | I do n't know whether it contributed much — one never knows oneself whether it contributes or nOt — but I never took my eyes off Peter during this scene , willed him to do this , that and the other , and was saddened and grieved and distressed by the fact that everybody turned against him at the end . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I 've settled with her ; she knows her place , ’ Rose said over her shoulder , not taking her eyes off Coffin 's face . |
| 13 | ‘ Throw me out , ’ said Kelly without taking her eyes off Broom-Parker , ‘ and the whiskers come too . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's obviously what they wanted us to believe , ’ Graham said without taking his eyes of Al-Makesh . |
| 15 | John poured himself another drink without taking his eyes off Maggie . |
| 16 | ‘ No , ’ said Rohmer , without taking his eyes off Cardiff . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to see , ’ said Pearce , without taking his eyes off Rohmer . |
| 18 | ‘ Nobody , ’ he said , not taking his eyes off Mick working on the wheel . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , just keep an eye on it , ’ said Duvall , without taking his eyes off Jimmy , and meaning Barbara . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Rohmer , without taking his eyes from Cardiff . |
| 21 | During the time he 'd been talking , Kemp had scarcely once taken his eyes from Nina 's face . |
| 22 | Terry burst out laughing , causing all the people in the restaurant to take their eyes off Maura and begin staring at him . |