Example sentences of "his grey eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You left a bottle o' poison last time , did n't you ? ’ he said , holding up the iodine bottle , his grey eyes shining like a puddle in the road . |
| 2 | ‘ Blond hair and a farmer , ’ Alex said slowly , his grey eyes wide with thought . |
| 3 | His composure would vanish , his grey eyes would shift around the room and , muttering something about antibiotics , he would disappear to the other end of the room , where some hours later he would be discovered at some local worthy 's side , discussing parking problems at Waitrose with the quiet authority of a great physician . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's the … polyneuritis … ’ he heard himself say , as Donald sneaked towards the medical dictionary , his big handsome head bowed with concern , his grey eyes looking into the distance , in the direction of the local tennis court . |
| 5 | Montgomery had expected an air of authority from this venerable man , who had spent most of his seventy-odd years lecturing students , but Aubrey St John Goth seemed distant , distracted , his grey eyes veiled by a deep sadness . |
| 6 | His grey eyes fixed closely on D'Arcy . |
| 7 | It was only when you looked at their faces that you saw the difference in both age and expression : Harry 's face was round , his eyes merry , while Joe 's features inclined to length and his grey eyes , which at times seemed colourless , had in their depths a touch of melancholy that had deepened with the years . |
| 8 | He leaned forward and looked across at her intently , his grey eyes softened with sympathy . |
| 9 | Six feet tall , in his forties , his manner was detached , his grey eyes watchful . |
| 10 | Buchanan asked Evelyn , his grey eyes watching hers . |
| 11 | He crossed his long legs , the picture of relaxation as he studied Newman , his grey eyes half closed . |
| 12 | Momentarily undecided as to whether to go on looking or to give up the chase there and then , her eyes lingered on the stranger 's face , and for a heart-beat , or less , his features blurred , and in their flux , caught as if by the sun off a wing in the stratosphere , she saw Gentle , his hair swept back from his high forehead , his grey eyes all yearning , his mouth , which she 'd not known she missed till now , ready to break into a smile . |
| 13 | I see his grey eyes twinkle yet |
| 14 | Giles 's straw-yellow hair was fierce above his veined brick-red face , his grey eyes glittered with truculent frustrated aggression , the rage of a thousand ideologically committed drinking sessions in dirty pubs surged in his weeping Camden-Lock-shirted chest . |
| 15 | He held up his hand , his grey eyes full of contempt . |
| 16 | He looked back at Li Yuan , his grey eyes filled with sadness . |
| 17 | Haavikko stared back at Karr , meeting his grey eyes unflinchingly . |
| 18 | His grey eyes turned frosty . |
| 19 | Russell swung his grey eyes across to Dexter . |
| 20 | Wycliffe looked at her , his grey eyes brooding and expressionless . |
| 21 | His grey eyes were bright , and he wore gold glasses . |
| 22 | He was sitting on a stone , and his grey eyes were dancing with amusement . |
| 23 | ‘ Do I strike you as the sort of man who 's attracted to Amazons ? ’ he asked , his grey eyes flicking curiously on her face , waiting to hear what she would say , but , she felt , not terribly concerned whether she replied or not . |
| 24 | His grey eyes swept derisively over her and she flinched . |
| 25 | Alyssia saw the burning intensity in his grey eyes , and then Piers bent his head towards hers , kissing her fiercely . |
| 26 | She knew without looking at him , every line of his looks , his blazing handsomeness , his grey eyes , dark moustache . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't play those games — but I should tell you here and now that I 'll make you regret it if ever you try to involve anyone else in this , ’ he warned her silkily , his grey eyes suddenly steely and intent . |
| 28 | Halting , he stared down into her mutinous face , his grey eyes calm . |
| 29 | As he raised her hand towards his mouth his grey eyes widened , then gleamed with laughter as he saw the state it was in . |
| 30 | His grey eyes were cold . |