Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] their eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marines jogged over to her , not trusting their eyes , while the woman collapsed to her knees in the sand , coughing up water which was viscous with oil . |
| 2 | Furthermore , if speakers did not avert their eyes during the planning ( hesitant ) phases in their speech , there was a marked increase in speech disturbances . |
| 3 | They could not believe their eyes — the train appeared to be following them . |
| 4 | In conversation , people do not fix their eyes on you and make notes : they are informal and natural , while talks are set piece , formal occasions . |
| 5 | That 's their problem , if they ca n't keep their eyes on the road . |
| 6 | T. D. The discipline was tyranny but it was n't bad for us — two policemen walking along the road together , talking about women or football like everybody else , and they ca n't keep their eyes for crime or for offences being committed under their noses . |
| 7 | ‘ You see , cariad , the gentlemen ca n't keep their eyes off you . ’ |
| 8 | They could n't believe their eyes could they ? |
| 9 | People living on the estate could n't believe their eyes when they saw their new neighbour . |
| 10 | MALCOLM and Judy Carvell could n't believe their eyes when they visited their old village after five years in Australia . |
| 11 | With that brilliant pair Torville and Dean so much in the news , Easter Course members at Walsall could n't believe their eyes when these idols appeared before them — on roller skates ! |
| 12 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 13 | Defries , Daak and Ace could n't take their eyes from it as the shuttle took them inexorably towards it and it grew across the window . |
| 14 | ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers . |
| 15 | Having a strong personality , she had battled her way into the medical profession and convinced many doctors by demonstration that at the very least they could n't shut their eyes to the possibilities of her treatment . |