Example sentences of "into the eyes " in BNC.

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1 I looked up and deep into the eyes of the cafe proprietor .
2 More feels this presence of the past when ‘ we look into the eyes of love ’ and obtain ‘ for one supercelestial moment — the glimpse of a reality never before imagined , and never again to be revealed ’ .
3 The only alleviating point in the walk was the number of pretty women and girls ; so as I delight in looking at such , I very rudely looked into the eyes of those that passed .
4 Maggie found herself staring directly into the eyes of the young man she 'd noticed at a setting loom on her first day .
5 Maggie turned round to find herself staring into the eyes she 'd stared into in the pub .
6 Corbett gazed into the eyes and sensed something evil ; whatever Thomas said , there was a malevolence here .
7 Not for the first time Delaney looked into the eyes that were deep , infathomable pools of green , and at the copper-coloured hair falling around the high smooth cheek bones ; at the small upturned nose and a mouth just large enough to hint at the animal sensuality lying dormant beneath the surface .
8 Jack stared up in the half light into the eyes of someone he dimly recognized .
9 He made himself stare into the eyes in which , to his discomfort , he saw more pain than anger .
10 He flirts , he touches , he gazes deep into the eyes of the person he is talking to , no one is immune to his immense charm .
11 The amazing habit of the spitting cobra of squirting venom for a distance of several feet into the eyes of other animals , including humans , is mainly a defence reaction .
12 He was looking steadily into the eyes of one of the sponsor 's publicity girls and exuding enormous interest in what she was saying .
13 Animal programmes force us to look at our fears : we stare into the eyes of the enemy ( bats , rats , snakes , sharks , wasps ) .
14 She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it .
15 Even when she shows her body agonisingly engulfed by external forces , Frida Kahlo 's direct gaze out of the canvas and into the eyes of the viewer leaves no doubt that the use of her body as raw material is a very deliberate strategy , and that her immersion in a greater universe is a source of strength , not weakness .
16 If you look at yourself in the mirror , you are gazing into the eyes of a predator .
17 Creggan could not see that at the sound of his words and particularly at the name of Callanish , there came into the eyes of old Minch , who was now held in the cage by the Men , a look as from some vast distance in the past .
18 Then the sun came through , and light brightened , and the standing dream that Wolski had seen seemed to drift away into memory and he found himself staring into the eyes of the old female golden eagle .
19 She turned , and Clare looked into the eyes of a fanatic .
20 He dug his thumbs into the eyes , a red bonfire blazing at his chest , and heard an underwater bubbling squeal .
21 And , as he smiled , he was gazing into the eyes of an extraordinarily beautiful dark-haired girl .
22 It was like looking into the eyes of a lion .
23 The Humane Society of the United States has reported that two toy gun manufacturers — Ray Plastics and LNJ Toys , makers of the new Gotcha enforcer gun — test their products by firing shots into the eyes of rabbits at distances of five feet , three feet , six inches , three inches and half an inch .
24 His merciless tone brought a spark of uncertainty back into the eyes of the Prophet .
25 He looked up into the eyes of the figure on the wall and saw pain , and sorrow and pity there .
26 For many seconds he just stood where he was , as still as a man who has gazed into the eyes of the Medusa .
27 A little thrill of anticipation ran along her skin as she turned and looked into the eyes of the man who 'd watched her with such intensity during the fashion show .
28 The old lady , her white hat with its red rose trembling , looked into the eyes of the old soldier , Felipe Freitas .
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