Example sentences of "take his eye [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took his eye off the road to wink at Patrick . |
| 2 | ‘ Our man took his eye off the ball . |
| 3 | Lillee bowled another bouncer which did not get up as much as Fletch anticipated and it hit him straight on the head as he took his eye off the ball . |
| 4 | DeVore took his eye from the lens of the electron-microscope and looked across at the geneticist , smiling , impressed by what he 'd seen . |
| 5 | If he happens to take his eye of the ball , he is very likely to be bowled , and if he hits the ball it may go to any point on the ground where the possibilities of making runs , being caught or surviving an appeal to the umpire are all on the cards . |