Example sentences of "eyes [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes twinkled with the fun of it all . |
| 2 | ‘ So far , so good , ’ she smiled , eyes darting to the door with a yearning to see Marc again . |
| 3 | As she finished her breathing was ragged , her eyes darting from the newsprint to stare unseeingly at the people pushing past her into the Metro and back to the newsprint again . |
| 4 | Robyn could smell the freshness of his cologne , see the way his eyes crinkled at the corners , notice for the first time the thickness of his lashes , the way his ebony hair would curl if allowed to grow long . |
| 5 | ‘ Why ? ’ he repeated , his eyes resting on the suddenly tempestuous shape of her mouth . |
| 6 | As his eyes adjusted to the scorching dry heat , he saw that the slaves were all lightly clad ; in the main , they wore ragged breeches , with the upper halves of their bodies and their feet bare . |
| 7 | To her right , as her eyes adjusted to the faint lifting of the darkness , she could just make out the first steps of the spiral tower staircase . |
| 8 | As her eyes adjusted to the muted light , Isabel saw that the walls had been limed to the height of a man , and that the windows were glazed , shutting off all sounds from outside . |
| 9 | As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she saw that the dungeon was a fairly large open area , the light from the sconce barely reaching the furthest walls . |
| 10 | It had been a terrible few seconds until Dorcas 's eyes adjusted to the distance . |
| 11 | Bill Lawrence , his eyes gleaming with the hunting passion , pounced on the fragments of encrusted ceramic and bone that were left behind in the police sieves , and Gus industriously entered their location in his graph , and sketched in each layer of masonry as it emerged . |
| 12 | Their limbs entwined , he slowly and gently at first and then with a mounting fierceness made love to her again , his eyes gleaming with the triumph of possession as her pliant body instantly surrendered , both to his sensual touch and the low , husky murmur of his voice . |
| 13 | ‘ My son is alive , ’ said Annunziata , her dark eyes gleaming in the candlelight . |
| 14 | His dark brows rose , his eyes gleaming in the reflected light . |
| 15 | Beyond the door was a slight recess blocked by a thick metal iron grille , and behind it four pairs of cruel red eyes gleamed in the darkness . |
| 16 | Her eyes gleamed in the candlelight . |
| 17 | Where the skin stretched taut along his cheekbones it held a faint flush of colour after the day out , the disfiguring bitterness in the blue eyes hidden for the moment behind closed , black-fringed lids . |
| 18 | It all sounds fine , ’ Virginia cut in quietly , green eyes flashing with the intensity of her feelings . |
| 19 | Robyn pursed her lips and tilted her chin , eyes flashing at the scathing tone of his voice . |
| 20 | Already at the foot of the stairs she whirled round , her eyes flashing in the musty gloom . |
| 21 | Tired eyes flashing in the rearview mirror , childish enthusiasm bubbling over . |
| 22 | The Friar frowned , checked his ho-hoings and allowed his eyes to flicker from the enemies in front . |
| 23 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 24 | I did n't realize Farouk … ’ she trailed off when she saw Graham and Laidlaw both look past her , their eyes riveted on the man who had appeared in the doorway . |
| 25 | A cold wind had picked up since she had arrived at the bar and she rubbed her arms quickly before picking her way through a sea of discarded newspaper to a metal drum and ducked down behind it , her eyes riveted on the door . |
| 26 | Her teeth grimaced as she traced the bright orange outline , her eyes riveted on the reflection in her lime-green plastic hand-mirror . |
| 27 | ‘ And this is Señor Mitchell , ’ he introduced as Mitch came up , his eyes riveted on the girl 's face . |
| 28 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 29 | She did n't see the dark nineteen-year-old youth , for he did n't look nineteen : there was hardly any stubble on his chin , his face was pale , his mouth tender , his clear grey eyes filled with the hurt of love . |
| 30 | Slowly he stepped across to the terrace and gazed down at her with eyes so racked with pain that Ruth 's own eyes filled to the brim with her despair and lost love . |