Taking assurance, perchance, by these words, there came to the window one who was within the house, a bully of the gentlewoman's, whom Andreuccio had as yet neither heard nor seen, and said, in a terrible big rough voice, 'Who is below there?' Andreuccio, hearing this, raised his eyes and saw at the window one who, by what little he could make out, himseemed should be a very masterful fellow, with a bushy black beard on his face, and who yawned and rubbed his eyes, as he had arisen from bed or deep sleep; whereupon, not without fear, he answered, 'I am a brother of the lady of the house.'
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

Immediately upon leaving him, therefore, I proceeded to the pantry, waited till the butler had removed himself elsewhere, and nipped in and secured the vital jug.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

The resentment he entertained against any one was never so implacable that he did not very willingly renounce it when opportunity offered.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

Ognev recalled his expeditions about the neighbourhood, the picnics, the fishing parties, the visit of the whole party to the convent to see the Mother Superior Marfa, who had given each of the visitors a bead purse; he recalled the hot, endless typically Russian arguments in which the opponents, spluttering and banging the table with their fists, misunderstand and interrupt one another, unconsciously contradict themselves at every phrase, continually change the subject, and after arguing for two or three hours, laugh and say: "Goodness knows what we have been arguing about!
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

After questioning several petitioners the general raised his eyes and looked at Tchervyakov.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Note 67 ( return ) [ He excepts and praises the rare knowledge of John Colonna.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

The literary gentleman raised his eyebrows and went back to his breakfast.
— from The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield

The haughty step and demeanor of the king of the Huns expressed the consciousness of his superiority above the rest of mankind; and he had a custom of fiercely rolling his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

He said, and rose; as holy zeal inspires, He rakes hot embers, and renews the fires; His country gods and Vesta then adores With cakes and incense, and their aid implores.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil

He raised his eyes and was delighted with the whole person, although in fact he could see nothing but the ankles and the head emerging from a flannel bathrobe carefully held closed.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Says Lord Brougham, "It is rapid harmony exactly adjusted to the sense.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations by John Lord

Unresisting, rolling his eyes and hanging his hands helplessly, he more than ever resembled a sick bird.
— from The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

"'Most noon!" growled Bonny, crawling reluctantly from his sleeping-bag, rubbing his eyes, and shivering in the bitter cold.
— from Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe

He was all right himself excepting a few minor bruises and was overjoyed to find that Mr. and Mrs. Douglas had escaped serious injury.
— from The High Calling by Charles M. Sheldon

He read her entertaining account of the prostrate condition of both families over the elaborate wedding ceremony impending.
— from Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

She went on emphasising certain words, raising her eyebrows, and saying “my dear,” just as she had always done.
— from Boyhood by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

He received his education at the grammar school of Ystrad-meurug in the same county, whence he removed to Oxford, and was entered at Merton College in 1751.
— from A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Robert Williams

He knew it was her knock, and got up, rubbing his eyes and stretching himself.
— from Resurrection by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

He raised his eyebrows at me slightly.
— from The King of the City by Keith Laumer

Tommy's eyebrows were raised, his eyes and mouth wide open.
— from The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned by George Dunderdale