Example sentences of "[prep] an [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , some humour can also be used in those books that do keep something of an implacable eye on people . |
| 2 | McKitrick 's house lounged on a maple-strewn ridge , sleek and contemporary , with a gable end sporting one huge circular window that stared down at her like an unblinking eye . |
| 3 | It was a well-proportioned house , Lissa decided , the lines drawn with an unfailing eye for symmetry and beauty . |
| 4 | Simon looked around at the bigger house with an alert eye . |
| 5 | Fixing me with an indignant eye , he scuttled off to the peonies . |
| 6 | Then , having settled their men and their stewards and their womenfolk , if they had any , they moved eastwards to do the same for themselves and for others along the course of the Forth , and to drift , with an inquisitive eye , through the hills and croplands that lay southwards in Northumbrian hands . |
| 7 | ‘ This means the muscles go flat instead of round and the butcher ends up with an inferior eye muscle . |
| 8 | With an exceptional eye for hair in fashion photography , Trevor manages to capture the essence of his work in photographs that are profoundly unique and reflect his individuality and sense of style ’ . |
| 9 | Taking it all in with an observant eye , Feherty called his first practice round with Ian Woosnam ‘ a fantastic walk round a property that could well be owned by the National Trust ’ . |
| 10 | He view 'd his Consort with an envious Eye ; |
| 11 | Her make-up was all applied , and she surveyed her reflection with an objective eye . |
| 12 | Then the parrot , returning its master 's gaze with an unflinching eye , would murmur the cabbalistic word , and Henri 's soul would be filled with the memory of his lost happiness . |
| 13 | Aung San observed the disaster with an appraising eye . |
| 14 | They can be judiciously appraised , with an open eye for trends which may affect the relation between recorded and unrecorded crime , in combination with broader consideration of historical and theoretical issues which may affect their validity . |
| 15 | Today the herb tea should only be used as an external eye wash . |
| 16 | It would have been hard for an outside eye to have detected anything wrong , although Fritzi 's brother Mickey had provided a clue . |
| 17 | Since the laws that govern the behaviour of light are universal , it is not surprising that the number of basic designs for an efficient eye are small . |
| 18 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , for many years within the referral area of the Plymouth eye infirmary , people have had to wait excessively long periods not only for an initial eye examination but for subsequent treatment ? |
| 19 | Classical physics is played out before an all-seeing eye . |
| 20 | Symbolically the owl sits on an Evil Eye that has been pierced by a spear , suggesting that the owl 's own ‘ Evil Eye ’ has been incapacitated by the mobbing display . |
| 21 | To say the Pacific is criss-crossed is , perhaps , too strong — the Atlantic has a number of routes that cross each other , and its Jepperson high-altitude charts are so filled with intersecting lines that to an untutored eye , they resemble the early stages of weaving . |
| 22 | He also gave me his own way of planning little dialogues , and his technique of distinguishing the three tones of the language , which could alter the meaning of what looked to an English eye to be the same word , often with unexpected , humorous or even disastrous effect . |
| 23 | And though I have not been there at the right season for many years , for all I know they live there still — a small , brown , undemonstrative little butterfly , not immediately noticed by an untrained eye . |
| 24 | Some people object to having their property scanned by an airborne eye , so ensure that proper permission is obtained before snapping at random . |