Example sentences of "eyes a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his Essay he observed , ‘ When we set before our eyes a round globe … it is certain that the idea thereby imprinted in our mind is of a flat circle . ’ |
| 2 | Through all the turnings of his thoughts one image dogged him — Colberg 's face , so sharply carved , his eyes a wee bit slanting at the corners , his nostrils cut on a long shallow curve , his forehead not rounded but angled above the glossy black hairs at the outside ends of his eyebrows . |
| 3 | Isabel lifted her chin , pride and defiance turning her eyes a stormy grey as she stared back at fitzAlan coldly . |
| 4 | At that word she raised her head and looked at him again , and long , and behind the clear disillusionment of her eyes a burning darkness had gathered and hung , glowing from deep within her . |
| 5 | Moonlight washed over her features , making of her eyes a perfect blank . |
| 6 | Give your eyes a rosy touch with a rose-tinted eyeshadow on the browbone , to meet a subtle grey-brown in the socket . |
| 7 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 9 | Almost before Laura could blink her eyes a vigorous pillow-fight seemed to be taking place as the two small girls charged back and forth across the bed , screaming with laughter when they managed to score a hit . |