Example sentences of "his eye at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He slid his eyes at his mother , and then said a little maliciously , ‘ How much will you object if I am cast ? ’ |
| 2 | Ranald shrugged his shoulders up to his ears , and rolled his eyes at Luch . |
| 3 | Willie has had tears in his eyes at Trevino 's performances just once , he maintains : when Lee put his ball out-of-bounds at Wentworth after fighting back to catch Nicklaus in a World Matchplay in the 1970s . |
| 4 | Tears would come to his eyes at the bounty of the poor . |
| 5 | A shameful spew and tears in his eyes at that , the ultimate indignity . |
| 6 | She was still haunted by the look in his eyes at Christmas , and memories of his strong , lean body made her ache with a longing which Nahum 's undignified fumbling would never be able to satisfy . |
| 7 | His sister Elizabeth remembered that as a child he half closed his eyes at meal times as he sat with his family . |
| 8 | A few lines earlier ‘ wonder ’ has come into his eyes at the mention of Lothlórien . |
| 9 | ‘ That good looking ghoul over there just rolled his eyes at me . ’ |
| 10 | Hope felt a heave of sentimental sorrow threaten his eyes at the vision of this brave young girl , on the bleak shore , dead in delivering her child . |
| 11 | He could n't dismiss the images , he could n't stay Time 's hand as it turned page after page of that memory-album until tears flooded his eyes at the scenes recalled : his mother , her brown hair screwed into a bun at the back of her head , taking him to see a house at Edgeworthstown where she said a famous woman writer had lived ; he had n't paid much attention , not being interested in books then , but when he grew older he read Maria Edgeworth 's novels and went again for himself to gaze at her home . |
| 12 | Stephen rolled his eyes at Christina . |
| 13 | And so they depart — on board ship — ( The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself. ) — and they arrive — ( One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon. ) — and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) |
| 14 | He rolled his eyes at the ceiling . |
| 15 | It was Pascoe 's turn to roll his eyes at the heavens . |
| 16 | Cashman leaned forward and narrowed his eyes at Matt . |
| 17 | An observer would have seen a raggedy man with his possessions gathered into a couple of carrier bags , his hair uncombed , and no life in his eyes at all . |
| 18 | Quiss narrowed his eyes at the pupil which seemed to be looking at him . |
| 19 | Ralph narrowed his eyes at me , further dislocating the lop-sided twist to his face . |
| 20 | ‘ You wanted to talk about something , I believe , ’ she said , her voice as smooth as cream , and something leapt to life in his eyes at the confidence she was showing . |
| 21 | Prompt at four o'clock , Dr Neil , complainingly dressed in his best suit at Matey 's request — ‘ Do I have to ? ’ he had said , rolling his eyes at McAllister — Matey in a bottle-green velvet gown which McAllister had not seen before , McAllister in her best sateen skirt , white blouse , and small lacy cap with streamers , were all sitting in the parlour when the doorbell rang . |
| 22 | He averts his eyes at my request . |
| 23 | FitzAlan narrowed his eyes at her . |
| 24 | He narrowed his eyes at Isabel , who looked up at him , frightened but desperately trying to keep her wits about her . |
| 25 | Rory narrowed his eyes at her . |
| 26 | As he spoke , with forced patience , he stabbed his fingers through his hair and narrowed his eyes at her in irritation . |
| 27 | He narrowed his eyes at her . |
| 28 | He narrowed his eyes at her , then surprised her by smiling . |
| 29 | Then he leaned towards her and narrowed his eyes at her . |
| 30 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |