Example sentences of "[coord] an eye [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Besides , those who thoroughly understand the possibilities of their own language are more likely to want to venture into the world of literature than those who have never been taught to have an ear or an eye for language .
2 With a sharp ear for dialogue and an eye for the engagingly surreal , Amidon charts this trio 's uneasy passage through bereavement to self-discovery against a quirky thriller concerning drought and illegal shenanigans in the water sales business .
3 He is a powerhouse , a battering ram , but also has touch and an eye for goal .
4 Most travellers with their wits about them and an eye for aesthetics would have preferred to rest at the Bates Motel .
5 Physical ferocity and an eye for human responses — the latter fostered by my mother — did the rest .
6 Good arrangements and an eye for detail can only be achieved with practice , so it may help to have a few guidelines to follow in the first place , if only to act as a spring board for producing interesting and unusual ideas of your own .
7 Carson drove with extra care and an eye on the mirror , but they covered the distance on the noisy roads to Ealing without any problem .
8 I 'm supposed to keep my wits about me , and an eye on those longhouses .
9 It means having a respect for the past , concern for the present , and an eye to the future .
10 Detailed research and an eye to atmosphere .
11 But an eye for the main chance and a shrewd business brain have also pushed him along .
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