Example sentences of "eyes [coord] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I close my eyes and swallow a gulp of Retsina . |
| 2 | " Yes … yes … " he murmured , filling the syringe before my eyes and sending a few playful spurts into the air . |
| 3 | She recognised that he wanted her to forget what had happened , but that it also leapt vividly before his eyes and had a hold on him too . |
| 4 | Ministers pride themselves on their attention to detail , but I ask them to lift their eyes and survey a broader picture . |
| 5 | I thought I 'd just close me eyes and put a cross . |
| 6 | Mildred opened her eyes and breathed a huge sigh of relief . |
| 7 | Athelstan closed his eyes and breathed a prayer as he glimpsed the blue-black holes where the hungry ravens had pecked at the scrawny , whitening flesh . |
| 8 | I closed my eyes and clutched a handful of mane . |
| 9 | I had no bones in the jaw , which meant having to start below the eyes and re-build a whole new face . |
| 10 | She opened her eyes and darted a glance at Marc , sure by now that he was already planning some further strategy by which to entangle her . |
| 11 | Then she shut her eyes and took a deep breath , collecting herself . |
| 12 | When Bernice glanced over her shoulder , he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges . |
| 13 | She closed her eyes and took a step forward , into solid rock . |
| 14 | She crossed her eyes and made a face . |
| 15 | For a moment Ben seemed about to say something , then he dropped his eyes and made a small movement of his head . |
| 16 | Robyn closed her eyes and made a tremendous effort . |
| 17 | Kathleen rolled her eyes and slapped a dressing on his wrist . |
| 18 | She opened her eyes and saw a river , its surface shaking beneath the icy draught , the ducks bobbing slightly as they followed one another , seeking sanctuary . |
| 19 | Amanda had started massaging his shoulders ; he 'd closed his eyes and imagined a hot sun and someone rubbing oil on his back , and then she 'd slipped off the bed and had gone to have a bath with the other complimentary packet of foam . |
| 20 | I wiped my eyes and felt a bit better , knowing that Granny was taking my message with her to heaven . |
| 21 | Folly closed her eyes and felt a fiery ball of mixed desire and jealousy settle in her stomach . |
| 22 | He looked at her white face and the dark fear in her eyes and felt a brute . |
| 23 | One pellet lodged between his eyes and became a permanent dimple . |
| 24 | I 've only to close my eyes and relax a bit to imagine myself back in Africa — except that the indefinable Eastern smell is missing . ’ |
| 25 | Position two ovals of blue icing for eyes and press a Smartie into each . |
| 26 | Instead she opened her eyes and watched a small cloud move across the sky . |
| 27 | To mitigate this shrewdness , Lorna lowered her eyes and chased a fragment of meat around her plate with her fork . |
| 28 | ‘ When she started to cry they offered to help wipe her eyes and used a piece of soiled paper which they had just picked up . |
| 29 | ‘ The kind Napoleon liked , ’ said Catriona , wiping her eyes and pulling a face . |
| 30 | Paul Arkwright looked at Dinah with his bright eyes and gave a hesitant smile with his full lips . |