Example sentences of "[pron] eyes [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not knowing then what a polyp was , I still found my eyes welling up with tears of relief . |
| 2 | My eyes filled up with water , I did n't want to stay there I wanted to be with my mum . |
| 3 | ‘ When I first read a small paragraph about him being arrested I remember my eyes popping out on stalks like a cartoon character . ’ |
| 4 | We proceeded without lights and I did the whole thing by radar with my eyes standing out like organ stops . |
| 5 | My eyes blazed out of this thin , dirty face , so large and angry . |
| 6 | My eyes light up at the sight of her even though she 's hitting me about the head , so to speak . |
| 7 | Erm yeah I 've had a bit of a look at it but my eyes glazed over at about one thirty . |
| 8 | Their eyes snap round in horror . |
| 9 | A door opened and a light so bright and sudden it hurt their eyes spilled through from the back . |
| 10 | ( Notice how , in a publicity photograph issued by the Tallis Scholars , most of the singers have their eyes cast down to their copies — see illus.3 . ) |
| 11 | Instead of buying them aftershave at Christmas , their eyes lit up at enormous , giftwrapped , tubs of Swarfega . |
| 12 | Everyone felt it , and the air being still pregnant with prophecy and contention , everyone started and pricked attentive ears , and several opened their eyes to look round towards the source of this abrupt wind from the outer world . |
| 13 | But again , she 's making good eye contact , both of them only let their eyes flick down to their notes to remind themselves of the next point they want to make . |
| 14 | Lisa took a deep breath , crossing her fingers — perhaps it had sounded worse than it was ! — and forced her eyes to slide round towards the Bentley . |
| 15 | Her eyes came back to her father 's face and she drew a breath . |
| 16 | She jerked her arm away , rubbing the bruised flesh , her eyes spitting back at him like a cornered animal . |
| 17 | ‘ Fancy reading somebody 's letter and then — ’ She stopped and her eyes grew round with surprise . |
| 18 | Without thinking , she drank deeply from her glass , all the time her eyes riveted on to those early leaders as the brandy burnt its way down her throat . |
| 19 | As though running a mental checklist , Shannon took in the burnished golden hair rippling in thick waves to his staggeringly broad shoulders , then let her eyes wander down over his powerful chest to narrow hips and long , muscular legs . |
| 20 | But her eyes glared back at him , their look wild and dangerous . |
| 21 | Her eyes welled up with tears of joy . |
| 22 | Her eyes darted back to his and she studied him before parting her lips to give him his answer . |
| 23 | Her eyes stared back at her from the mirror , aghast . |
| 24 | Mistress Hopkins , no beauty in life with her scrawny face and wispy hair , had been brutally killed : her eyes popped out of their sockets , her swollen tongue was clenched between gapped yellow stumps whilst her skin was blue-black , the breath throttled by the scarlet garrotte cord still tied round her neck . |
| 25 | She was still in a state of shock , her eyes locked on to an imaginary spot in the centre of the windscreen . |
| 26 | Her eyes swung back towards Marlin , who was asking her if she was all right , then back towards the street as brakes shrieked , and the failed assassin was struck squarely by a speeding car , which reeled round , wheels locked and sliding over the sleet-greased street , throwing the man 's body off the bonnet and over a parked car . |
| 27 | Her eyes clouded over with the pain of the memories being allowed to surface after so many years of being ruthlessly suppressed . |
| 28 | Her eyes lit up with understanding . |
| 29 | Her eyes smiled up at him , her mouth smiled up at him . |
| 30 | Her eyes flew back to his and she swallowed painfully . |