Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pron] [noun pl] off the " 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 . |
10 | ‘ It does n't matter how tall you are , if you ca n't get your feet off the ground , you 're no better than anyone else . |