Example sentences of "his eyes [verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | His eyes drifted over the side . |
| 3 | Nervously his eyes flicked over the screen . |
| 4 | Bicker shrugged , but his eyes flicked over the fire for a second to Riven . |
| 5 | His eyes played over the building in front of them — a jumble of towers , crenellations and massive walls with a sagging Rag of St George above the gatehouse picked out in the beam of a spotlight . |
| 6 | Dexter let his eyes wander over the crates on the floor , brimming with files and books , and on to a dusty azalea on the window-sill for which he sensed a twinge of sadness . |
| 7 | His eyes flickered over the bulging hold-all . |
| 8 | That day ’ wherever he went , decision and order followed him ’ As his eyes roved over the terrain , speedily the agile mind made its appreciation . |
| 9 | Dexter let his eyes play over the clutter designed to bless the pub with a friendly air : two post horns slung like bombs from the ceiling , mock Tudor beams , lines of plates balanced on every available ledge , and a grubby portrait of the Queen hung in dusty splendour above the bar . |
| 10 | A bitter smile crossed his face as his eyes ranged over the top men in the giant corporation . |
| 11 | His eyes roamed over the small type indifferently . |
| 12 | His eyes roamed over the faces in front of him . |