Example sentences of "opened [pron] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | I opened my eyes and looked up at Mick 's grinning face , leaning into the entrance to the trench . |
| 2 | I opened my eyes , she was still there , just looking at me , no smile on her face . |
| 3 | I opened my eyes to the sun riding high over Fair Hill . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Last night I opened my eyes when it was dark and feeling a sudden want of air opened the window when to my astonishment I was in time to see Oreste carried past in the arms of an angel and I wept and called out to him but there was no reply and soon they were gone up to the heavens and lost sight of . |
| 6 | I opened my eyes eventually and took the compass out of my jeans pocket , where I 'd stowed it to have hands free for standing up . |
| 7 | I opened my eyes and thought to myself , ‘ What 're you doing here ? ’ |
| 8 | As so often occurs in these situations , I had become blind to the obvious — that is , until my pondering over the implications of Miss Kenton 's letter finally opened my eyes to the simple truth : that these small errors of recent months have derived from nothing more sinister than a faulty staff plan . |
| 9 | I opened my eyes . |
| 10 | It opened my eyes when I first went there . |
| 11 | But , hysteria apart , these trips opened my eyes to a new world of music and beauty , of which there had n't , of necessity , been a great deal during the last six years . |
| 12 | Opened my eyes . |
| 13 | I opened my eyes — everything was as it should be , although my next-door neighbour was having a party and the noise of music and chatter was plainly audible . |
| 14 | ‘ I opened my eyes as Peter walked in , ’ says Avril . |
| 15 | At approximately 1,500 feet I opened my eyes again and to my joy realised that I was very much lower down . |
| 16 | It was 7.45 when I opened my eyes and I could n't move . |
| 17 | I opened my eyes and glowered at him . |
| 18 | Yes , it opened my eyes to the plight of socialists and Labour Party members in England and to the fact that not all the English voted Tory , particularly in the north . |
| 19 | I opened my eyes and sat up to listen , with the skin furring up on my arms . |
| 20 | I was to do the counting — up to a hundred ( I could n't count up to a hundred , I had to do it in tens ) and when I opened my eyes he 'd have disappeared . |
| 21 | I enjoyed the experience immensely , since it opened my eyes , a little , to the huge differences between top amateur and top professional golf . |
| 22 | On this particular journey I occasionally opened my eyes and peered through the slats of the truck . |
| 23 | When I opened my eyes , it had got colder , so I stood up , brushed off my blazer and set off back to the Gendarmerie . |
| 24 | Slowly I opened my eyes . |
| 25 | And often we would lie together in the sun after a bathe , and kiss and caress each other , and it was a dear , familiar pleasure , associated in my mind and body with safety and mutual delight and no demands made ; his hands were wondering and tender , and his face when I opened my eyes to look at it had the extraordinary beauty it used to have when I had given him even this limited sensual happiness . |
| 26 | When I opened my eyes reluctantly , I was staring at a small piece of pavement miles below , between two sloping hills . |
| 27 | In the first lull I opened my eyes and saw Toby 's frightened face hanging over me . |
| 28 | I opened my eyes into a black web . |
| 29 | When I opened my eyes , there were two men in front of me . |
| 30 | I opened my eyes . |