Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pos pn] eye [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The magnetizer [ hypnotism was known as ‘ animal magnetism ’ ] — independently of making the passes and of fixing his eye upon her — often takes her hands between his and then draws his fingers over various parts of her body , now over her face , and then over her body and legs , pressing , perhaps his knees against hers , and sometimes applying ( we have seen this done ) his lips to her stomach , and making insufflations upon it .
2 The President appealed to his compatriots to stand with him in support of the war , declaring that its cost in lives " is beyond our power to measure , but the cost of closing our eyes to aggression is beyond mankind 's power to imagine " .
3 I knew that , as I had no intention of taking my eyes off it .
4 Instead of flicking my eyes toward the exit door , I shook my head no .
5 Frank Grimwood showed no sign of moving , or even of lifting his eyes from his plate , except to flick them at Kennedy who was standing by the door .
6 He seemed to be having great difficulty in keeping his eyes on the road , but after a corner entailed leaving rather a lot of tyre on the road he apologised then grinned at her .
7 She was not grief-stricken the way she had been when her father died , but sorrow was a weight which kept her from opening her eyes on a world where she would sorely miss his company .
8 Then slowly Father McGiff raised himself back to a kneeling position and , taking off his spectacles , he made the sign of the cross before closing his eyes in prayer .
9 In my attempt at a wide-angled overview , however , I shall argue that the camera has not just two but many sides , and that feminist film criticism and theory can only benefit from casting its eye outside a field of vision in which the theory of the gaze and questions of representation and power have been dominant for too long .
10 ‘ Throw me out , ’ said Kelly without taking her eyes off Broom-Parker , ‘ and the whiskers come too .
11 Like Diane Barker , of Bishop Auckland , a deaf teenager who passed her test first time in 1984 after having special mirrors fitted so she could lip read commands from the driving instructor without taking her eyes of the road .
12 Pushing it back on to the desk without taking her eyes from it , she said , ‘ I do n't quite see .
13 Without taking your eyes off the road , ‘ see ’ a parking space just where you want it , and expect it to be there .
14 Without taking his eyes of the road he said , ‘ What about putting a Velcro spot under the legs , with the sticky side facing down ? ’
15 ‘ That 's obviously what they wanted us to believe , ’ Graham said without taking his eyes of Al-Makesh .
16 John poured himself another drink without taking his eyes off Maggie .
17 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 .
18 The driver tipped his head back , without taking his eyes off the road .
19 ‘ Looks like some kind of a machine , ’ he admitted , fumbling for levers without taking his eyes off the screen .
20 A Spanish recruit I had been playing poker against started making faces and gesturing behind the Padre 's back , when suddenly , without taking his eyes off the Frenchman to whom he had been talking , the priest jerked his elbow backwards into the Spaniard 's face , slamming him against an oven .
21 Gav had nodded in agreement , without taking his eyes off the screen .
22 ‘ I want to see , ’ said Pearce , without taking his eyes off Rohmer .
23 ‘ No , ’ said Rohmer , without taking his eyes off Cardiff .
24 ‘ Well , just keep an eye on it , ’ said Duvall , without taking his eyes off Jimmy , and meaning Barbara .
25 Without taking his eyes off him , he opened the drawer of his desk and felt about inside it until he had located a toffee .
26 Without taking his eyes off the stacks of machinery which shielded the glimmer from direct sight , Craig walked quickly backwards until he felt the entrance hatch to the Power Bay thump into his shoulder .
27 ‘ Stay with the horse , ’ ordered Guy , without taking his eyes off his opponents .
28 I 've seen him here , ’ said the other one without taking his eyes off me .
29 Without taking his eyes from the young pilot 's , he slid his hand across his desk until his fingers encountered a brown , official-looking envelope .
30 Ruff , Fido , ruff , get on … ’ said Piladu , without taking his eyes from the four men in uniform .
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