Example sentences of "eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means concentrating on the tow and only taking your eyes off the towplane for a brief moment . |
| 2 | On her last visit I 'd been unable to take my eyes off her gold earrings and her bangles . |
| 3 | I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed . |
| 4 | Bingham ca n't take his eyes off Ali ; the still life of his friend , tethered so completely , seems as incomprehensible to him as it would to others who followed the radiated glow of Ali 's invulnerability . |
| 5 | To her relief , Oz nodded and , as soon as they all took their eyes off him , he slid away from the tea-table and out of the room . |
| 6 | I tried to keep my eyes off his muscular thighs in their tight blue jeans , but as we bent over the café table it was easy to cast occasional surreptitious glances at his powerfully outlined sexual equipment under the much-rubbed fly , which seemed to be almost bursting at the seams . |
| 7 | Without taking his penetrating eyes off Mungo , he held out his hands like a graceful , unhurried conjurer to show that he was hiding nothing . |
| 8 | He could n't take his eyes off Zambia 's stomach which was revealed quite plainly as SHe sat up in bed . |
| 9 | On a simpler level , we know that it is unwise to turn our back when we are still close to a strange horse , stallion , or foal , because occasionally it will boot us once we take our eyes off it ! |
| 10 | He spoke slowly to the children and did not take his eyes off them as he spoke . |
| 11 | But do n't take your eyes off those Australians . |
| 12 | John poured himself another drink without taking his eyes off Maggie . |
| 13 | And her husband could n't take his eyes off her . |
| 14 | As I lay on O 's chest something moved me to snap the locket open , and I remember I asked , who is that ? thinking maybe this was the solution to the mystery , and he said , in the same voice that he talked with later in the night , a sleepwalker 's voice , without taking his eyes off the ceiling he said , I do n't know ; I just found it in a magazine . |
| 15 | And then Mother would look from Boy to the other man who was also there every night and never took his eyes off her when she sang , O , and she 'd sing the next lines to him , take these lips , take these arms … ca n't you see ? |
| 16 | She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment . |
| 17 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
| 18 | ‘ Nobody , ’ he said , not taking his eyes off Mick working on the wheel . |
| 19 | The mare moved restlessly round her box , not taking her eyes off him . |
| 20 | In the other corner , Carmella had her hand in Joey 's , who , as usual , could n't keep his eyes off Noreen . |
| 21 | Molly asked , unable to take her eyes off the beautiful specimen . |
| 22 | They were used to being the pet of the house , and so whenever I went to my uncles , both dogs never seemed to take their eyes off me and their big mouths were always gaping wide , showing long sharp teeth , and I knew fine they 'd like to sink them into me . |
| 23 | At 2am on Friday , opinion pollsters , who led everyone to take their eyes off the ball , were cut down to size and shown up for what they are : a waster of money |
| 24 | ‘ Throw me out , ’ said Kelly without taking her eyes off Broom-Parker , ‘ and the whiskers come too . |
| 25 | The driver tipped his head back , without taking his eyes off the road . |
| 26 | You know , I have n't been able to take my eyes off you ever since you came to our office . ’ |
| 27 | It was true , but then he never could take his eyes off any woman . |
| 28 | The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him . |
| 29 | As we give thanks , we take our eyes off ourselves and look again to God . |
| 30 | Now , physically close for the first time , he found it difficult to keep his eyes off her , living flesh and remembered image seeming to fuse into a presence both potent and disturbing . |