Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pos pn] eyes [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Embarrassed , I dropped my eyes to the hymnsheet in front of me . |
| 2 | I opened my eyes to the sun riding high over Fair Hill . |
| 3 | I opened my eyes to the sound of yet more crashing of dustbin lids , gales of laughter and the occasional scream coming from behind the bushes . |
| 4 | And with an involuntary movement I raised my eyes to the sky — where God was — beseeching Him , wanting Him to see my fear and my contrition . |
| 5 | I returned my eyes to the axe . |
| 6 | I saw his eyes through the eye-holes of his wedding suit . |
| 7 | But I keep my eyes to the front . |
| 8 | An all-nighter was a triumph of will and my eyelids were already dropping , but I kept my eyes on the thin figure . |
| 9 | I kept my eyes on the dressing as Mrs Scutt produced photos . |
| 10 | I kept my eyes on the screen . |
| 11 | I kept my eyes on the screen . |
| 12 | Since 1979 we have just begun to have confidence in ourselves to raise our eyes to the horizon again . |
| 13 | ‘ I shut my eyes for the second one , ’ joked MacDonald . |
| 14 | I follow his eyes from the bar to the jukebox , to the bearded one , to two like-faced girls with stocky builds and bleached blonde hair . |
| 15 | A big , flat coal barge was passing under the bridge and I averted my eyes from the sight of it . |
| 16 | I slid my eyes over the gent she had accessorising her . |
| 17 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
| 18 | I closed my eyes against the sun and against the confusion of my thoughts . |
| 19 | It was Strongheart 's manifest mental activity which opened his eyes to the mental process present in all living creatures . |
| 20 | Daughter of the Queen Igrayne and half-sister to King Arthur , she revealed to him the intrigue between Lancelot and Guinevere by giving him a magic draught which opened his eyes to the perfidy . |
| 21 | The longer wavelengths reflected by , for example , the leaves of trees in autumn , appear to us as reds and oranges , while the shorter wavelengths which reach our eyes from the ocean we see as greens and blues . |
| 22 | ‘ Howard love , all I get the tiniest bit cynical about is the way everyone closes his eyes to the truth . |
| 23 | She met his eyes in the mirror and summoned up a weak , unconvincing smile . |
| 24 | She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand , knowing in her heart that it was an excuse to curtail the physical contact with him . |
| 25 | She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand . |
| 26 | She wiped her eyes with the back of a grubby forefinger and added more practically , ‘ You do n't have to worry about them , I 'm sure . |
| 27 | She strained her eyes into the broken circle of darkness , and a breath of ancient tension and fear seemed to issue chillingly from the hole the river had torn in history . |
| 28 | It was still early , as she could tell from the light filtering through her curtains , and she narrowed her eyes at the sight of a cross Dana , who was obviously prepared to shake her again . |
| 29 | She shot a look at Alain , but looked away very speedily when she found his eyes on the sudden curve of her lips . |
| 30 | She fixed her eyes on the street in an attempt to calm herself . |