Example sentences of "[pron] eyes [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | My eyes glaze over , my muscles go limp . |
| 2 | I do n't paint from dark to light or light to dark in any special sequence , but as my eyes flit over the paper I add bits of colour here and there . |
| 3 | Erm yeah I 've had a bit of a look at it but my eyes glazed over at about one thirty . |
| 4 | But I ca n't tell you what it felt like , first of all having cancer , secondly trying to talk about it , and being continually asked , ‘ Well , how are you Jo ? ’ and you 'd see their eyes glaze over and they 'd think , ‘ Christ , I hope she 's not going to tell me ! ’ |
| 5 | Idly she let her eyes drift over his desk , over the orderly piles of papers and files arranged there . |
| 6 | But she could n't resist studying fitzAlan as he secured his pack , her eyes moving over his fair head , the strong planes of his face , the hard line of his mouth . |
| 7 | He deposited her case at the front door then strode back to his car , and she watched him go with hatred , her eyes moving over his powerful body , so lean , so tall , so impeccably dressed . |
| 8 | Her eyes mist over as she says : ‘ Kurt and I have four children between us . |
| 9 | Theda murmured , her eyes misting over . |
| 10 | Now she let her eyes travel over his arrogant face — the aquiline nose , the wide caustic mouth , the straight black eyebrows , the firm aggressive chin — and hated the way her heart quivered inside her . |
| 11 | Her eyes clouded over . |
| 12 | For the briefest moment her eyes clouded over . |
| 13 | Her eyes clouded over with the pain of the memories being allowed to surface after so many years of being ruthlessly suppressed . |
| 14 | ‘ How can you even ask ? ’ she whispered , her eyes filming over . |
| 15 | Dignity right now seemed a bit optimistic , when she could feel her eyes blurring over with tears , but anything was better than standing here at the foot of the stairs , rooted to the spot and subjected mercilessly to his naked inspection of her . |
| 16 | The place took no bookings , and knew of no Mr Sixsmith , and was serving many midday breakfasts to swearing persons whose eyes bulged over mugs of flesh-coloured tea . |
| 17 | Many 's the time I 've been with people whose eyes glazed over when I 've said I was a feminist and I 've done the same with people who say they love to play golf . |
| 18 | She saw him admire her alluringly seductive feminine body ; his eyes roaming over her delectable breasts and silken white belly to the ravishing curves of her rounded thighs . |
| 19 | ‘ You mean women , ’ he said swiftly , his eyes icing over . |
| 20 | His voice was as sensual as raw silk , but when he saw her bewilderment his eyes drifted over to Mandy 's table . |
| 21 | He leaned back against the kitchen unit and folded his arms , his eyes skimming over her slim figure suggestively . |
| 22 | His eyes played over her blouse and she noticed that his hand around the whisky glass trembled a little . |
| 23 | Alain continued to look down at her , his eyes moving over her upturned face , and then he stood abruptly and motioned to the door . |
| 24 | He stopped and looked down at her , his eyes moving over her face . |
| 25 | ‘ But every now and then , his eyes slid over to look at me , almost as if he did n't want them to , but could n't help it . |
| 26 | He undressed her slowly , his eyes travelling over her skin as he revealed it , making it flush . |
| 27 | His eyes flickered over her legs sheathed in fine black stockings . |
| 28 | His eyes flickered over her shoulders . |
| 29 | His eyes glaze over as he focuses on the photograph of him with his beloved — Illona Staller , better known as Cicciolina , the Italian porn star turned politician who recently made headlines by offering to let Saddam Hussein ‘ rape ’ her if he freed the hostages being held in the Middle East . |
| 30 | His eyes raced over her hair and face and his expression suddenly softened . |