Example sentences of "his eyes [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood very still , staring about him , his eyes adjusting to the glowing heat . |
| 2 | Robyn could smell the freshness of his cologne , see the way his eyes crinkled at the corners , notice for the first time the thickness of his lashes , the way his ebony hair would curl if allowed to grow long . |
| 3 | His eyes strained through the darkness , trying to pick out the familiar , heavyweight figure of Tony 's father trudging his flatfooted way back up the prom . |
| 4 | She saw his eyes go to the coat fixture , and guessed that he knew the jacket hanging there belonged to Travis when he went and took it from its hanger . |
| 5 | Bill Lawrence , his eyes gleaming with the hunting passion , pounced on the fragments of encrusted ceramic and bone that were left behind in the police sieves , and Gus industriously entered their location in his graph , and sketched in each layer of masonry as it emerged . |
| 6 | Their limbs entwined , he slowly and gently at first and then with a mounting fierceness made love to her again , his eyes gleaming with the triumph of possession as her pliant body instantly surrendered , both to his sensual touch and the low , husky murmur of his voice . |
| 7 | His dark brows rose , his eyes gleaming in the reflected light . |
| 8 | The Friar frowned , checked his ho-hoings and allowed his eyes to flicker from the enemies in front . |
| 9 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 10 | ‘ And this is Señor Mitchell , ’ he introduced as Mitch came up , his eyes riveted on the girl 's face . |
| 11 | Rain saw his eyes go to the clock . |
| 12 | Claudia cried out , and his eyes widened at the shock mirrored on her face . |
| 13 | ‘ When he takes his glasses off , his eyes flinch from the impact of the open air , ’ said Finn . |
| 14 | He was keeping his head pointed firmly downwards , but he could feel a disresonance and his eyes searched over the stencilling shading of rock , scrub and moor . |
| 15 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 16 | ‘ Well done , Tsu Ma ? ’ each said before moving on , expecting no answer ; seeing how he stood there , his arms limp at his sides , his broad chest heaving , his eyes locked on the fallen figure on the floor beneath him . |
| 17 | He pushed past them frantically , his eyes smarting from the dust . |
| 18 | His eyes drifted over the side . |
| 19 | Oliver ate eagerly , his eyes wandering to the corner of the room where there was a large , square object covered with a piece of sacking . |
| 20 | His eyes swung round the room , but his mother and sister were sitting together on the sofa , playing with the baby , while his father , cup and saucer in hand , stood by the window with his uncles and the fierce-looking old man who was his grandfather . |
| 21 | ‘ And you , ’ his eyes took in the other four , ‘ to your tasks , if you please . ’ |
| 22 | His eyes flicked to the man from time to time , making sure he came no nearer . |
| 23 | Nervously his eyes flicked over the screen . |
| 24 | Bicker shrugged , but his eyes flicked over the fire for a second to Riven . |
| 25 | His eyes darted to the door . |
| 26 | His eyes darted along the beach in reckless agony , which no amount of jogging or kayaking was able to dispel . |
| 27 | He looked pale and serious as his eyes scampered round the room until they found the telephone . |
| 28 | He looked up and let his eyes move across the rows of faces before him . |
| 29 | As his eyes adjusted to the scorching dry heat , he saw that the slaves were all lightly clad ; in the main , they wore ragged breeches , with the upper halves of their bodies and their feet bare . |
| 30 | His eyes moved along the branch and came to rest on a brilliant blue bird sitting there . |