Example sentences of "[pron] eyes at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more seasoned tasters , I saw , were rolling the wine round their tongues and their eyes at the ceiling , after which they spat out the wines in the receptacles provided . |
| 2 | A correction of this distorted male-oriented perspective involves going back to women themselves and looking through their eyes at the occupation of housewife . |
| 3 | The need for change was felt strongly , so builders cast their eyes at the ready-made style in neighbouring France and based their ideas of Gothic upon French schemes , especially Amiens Cathedral which , at that time , was the exemplar in western European architecture . |
| 4 | Jahsaxa flashed her eyes at the doctor . |
| 5 | ‘ Then go to Pricewell 's , ’ Anna said , closing her eyes at the thought of telling Peter . |
| 6 | Margaret rolled her eyes at the ceiling . |
| 7 | She did not resist , but narrowed her eyes at the children . |
| 8 | It was still early , as she could tell from the light filtering through her curtains , and she narrowed her eyes at the sight of a cross Dana , who was obviously prepared to shake her again . |
| 9 | Viola Machin , nevertheless , seemed impervious to it : she stood in bosomy grief , in a becoming coat of umber shade , dabbing her eyes at the pathetic bits of the service ; Desmond , in a heavy black coat , managed only an insurance agent 's decorous grief ; and Hilary looked as if cheerfulness might keep breaking through — which would probably , after all , be what Hilda would have liked most . |
| 10 | Moonlight shone into the room , its rays casting shadows over his hawklike profile , and tears blurred her eyes at the sight . |
| 11 | Tears would come to his eyes at the bounty of the poor . |
| 12 | A few lines earlier ‘ wonder ’ has come into his eyes at the mention of Lothlórien . |
| 13 | Hope felt a heave of sentimental sorrow threaten his eyes at the vision of this brave young girl , on the bleak shore , dead in delivering her child . |
| 14 | He could n't dismiss the images , he could n't stay Time 's hand as it turned page after page of that memory-album until tears flooded his eyes at the scenes recalled : his mother , her brown hair screwed into a bun at the back of her head , taking him to see a house at Edgeworthstown where she said a famous woman writer had lived ; he had n't paid much attention , not being interested in books then , but when he grew older he read Maria Edgeworth 's novels and went again for himself to gaze at her home . |
| 15 | And so they depart — on board ship — ( The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself. ) — and they arrive — ( One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon. ) — and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) |
| 16 | He rolled his eyes at the ceiling . |
| 17 | It was Pascoe 's turn to roll his eyes at the heavens . |
| 18 | Quiss narrowed his eyes at the pupil which seemed to be looking at him . |
| 19 | ‘ You wanted to talk about something , I believe , ’ she said , her voice as smooth as cream , and something leapt to life in his eyes at the confidence she was showing . |
| 20 | And we 're up to our eyes at the garage just now . ’ |
| 21 | Two acting notes for Frank : Less is more — do not shift your eyes at the audience so much , stare them down once every scene ; when in doubt about what to say next do not keep ad-libbing about Harry . |
| 22 | The trick is to aim your eyes at the sign as soon as it is in your line of vision and then to fix your gaze upon it as you go past . |
| 23 | Open Channel D for the Man From Uncle pilot film TO TRAP A SPY , sympathise with Ribsgy 's lodger-stroke-offspring problems in another ancient RISING DAMP , don your spangly cod-piece when Erasure go IN CONCERT or boggle your eyes at the whizzy visuals of schlockfest movie FX — MURDER BY ILLUSION . |
| 24 | PAMELA : I perceive there is an open honest tender feeling in your eyes at the unfolding of my sorrows . |