Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] the eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | The countryside around here is rather flat with expansive green fields that are easy on the eye . |
| 2 | The large living-cum-dining room is mostly in earthy natural shades — they 're easy on the eye and a perfect setting for the colourful rug and furniture which the Coles bought to remind them of their travels |
| 3 | ‘ Although the calcinating plant has been in operation for some years now , it is the most modern of its type in the industry , ’ commented senior mill manager Graham Jones , ‘ and while it may not be attractive to the eye , it does produce beautiful materials . ’ |
| 4 | The first impression the guest will have on arrival will be the front desk , so obviously the counter and receptionists must be pleasing to the eye . |
| 5 | The elegant slimline desktop case has been designed to be pleasing to the eye , and overall the machine seems to be well finished off . |
| 6 | That is why , only last year , we were involved in the eye awareness campaign with the profession to draw attention to the importance of people ensuring that their eyesight is checked . |
| 7 | They were close to the eye of the storm . |
| 8 | His wife , much as she might boast of the intellect of her pick-ups , could n't pretend they were pleasing to the eye . |
| 9 | But this alone will not purify your water of waste products that are invisible to the eye . |
| 10 | Here , the same was applied to Waterford Rough and Waterford Hot Pressed and the difference in colour value is visible to the eye . |
| 11 | The sixties look adopted by Betty Boo and by Deee-Lite 's Lady Miss Kier is visible in the eye kohl , the bodysuits and the dark , straight hair curled at the ends . |
| 12 | It 's easy on the eye — sometimes a relaxing break from the climbs which , for the most part , are somewhat more taxing . |
| 13 | The layout and print is easy on the eye and the revision passages for dictation becomes increasingly difficult as the book progresses . |
| 14 | Above all , it should be as physically comfortable and relaxing as it is easy on the eye . |
| 15 | The clarity of the superb 8″ x 6″ 16-greyscale VGA sidelit display is easy on the eye , whatever the conditions . |
| 16 | The curvy pattern in figure 11.11 was very clear , but sometimes , when the relationship is not so strong , it is hard for the eye to tell if a transformation is required . |
| 17 | Nevertheless ecology has started with that which is obvious to the eye and is increasingly concerned with what is not . |
| 18 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 19 | Evidence pertaining to this question is available from the eye movement research described briefly above . |
| 20 | Secrets are not confined to the great houses of antiquity : Mr Merdle in Little Dorrit has his own new secrets , and is uneasy beneath the eye of his butler in his new London palace : ‘ He would have clasped himself by the wrists in that constabulary manner of his , and have paced up and down the hearth-rug , or gone creeping about among the rich objects of furniture , if his oppressive retainer had appeared in the room at that very moment . ’ |
| 21 | The Cruz Twinkick concave [ as it 's known ] is a complex concave , and it 's not just ‘ concave ’ in profile , a very slight rise running through the length of the deck is invisible to the eye but you can feel a more comfortable footlock when you stand on it . |
| 22 | The imprint is invisible to the eye , but it is shown clearly using the Kirlian technique . |
| 23 | It may be that the weathered materials from which it is built are particularly attractive and there is something about the building that is pleasing to the eye — soft red brick or golden stone , patterned brickwork or decorative ironwork . |
| 24 | The knack of outline planting is to arrange a selection of these shapes in groups that are pleasing to the eye . |
| 25 | What was visible to the eye or to the sensor , however , was a path which had come into existence long after the Simonova had vanished along its trajectory . |
| 26 | The Sandrat was untouched in the eye of the hurricane . |