21.   The conversationalists clench jaws, lean in nose to nose, lock eyes and seemingly strain until veins in their temples stand at attention.

22.   The three locked eyes.

23.   The woman locked eyes with Bowenkamp and tried to back-pedal, but the farmer prodded her inside.

24.   Then she paused, locking eyes with her visitor, trying to raise the memory.

25.   They locked eyes across a crowded cafe, and have been together ever since.

26.   They stood very still, their eyes locked on each other, and then Daddy moved slowly to the door to call the man back.

27.   They adore from a distance, sharing a weird courtship ritual while brushing their teeth and locking eyes from the stands at a game.

28.   Traug turned around to lock eyes with a rugged fellow driving a pickup truck.

29.   Two dinosaurs whirr across the tabletop, lock infrared eyes and glide through a dos-a-dos.

30.   What was going through his mind as he locked his eyes so ravenously on his opponent?