Example sentences of "not take [pos pn] [noun] off [art] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare .
3 But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him .
4 The four-foot-long nozzle is heavy for me and hard to hold level , but I do not take my eyes off the spider .
5 ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers .
6 ‘ Well , your Lucy has got you winding her chain , darling , and she just wo n't take her feet off the ground and let go — am I right ? ’
7 She could n't take her eyes off the livid scratch on his nose .
8 Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major .
9 When her Mum undressed her to try it on I could n't take my eyes off the lovely white underclothes she wore .
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