1.   As her eyes closed she heard her own swift intake of breath.

2.   By reflex action - a mechanism of the nervous system - the threatened hand is instantly withdrawn and the threatened eye closed.

3.   Eyes closed, his strong features were peaceful in repose.

4.   Her eyes closed tight shut, and her forehead came to rest on the hands that gripped the bedpost.

5.   Her eyes closed, and she fell into a deep sleep.

6.   She let her eyes close for just a moment.

7.   The video also shows McCovery, eyes tightly closed, singing hymns in church or dripping wet after her baptism last August.

8.   When we sneeze, our eyes close.