Example sentences of "[noun] eyed " in BNC.

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1 Travis eyed her calmly .
2 Kathleen eyed her up and down .
3 Lord Kirtlington eyed his prospective son-in-law with interest .
4 The Superintendent eyed the Inspector speculatively .
5 Johnny eyed her doubtfully .
6 Shiona eyed him harshly .
7 Shiona eyed him abrasively .
8 ‘ I 'll pack my bags when I 'm good and ready — ’ Shiona eyed him defiantly ‘ — and not a moment before ! ’
9 Shiona eyed him coldly .
10 Shiona eyed him challengingly over the bonnet of the car .
11 Naturally , passers-by eyed Meh'Lindi .
12 Tilda eyed the great pipe .
13 As the confused little boy eyed her warily , Kerry tenderly drew him into her arms and sobbed : ‘ I wish you were Ben .
14 Jane eyed her slim figure enviously , dreading the evening ahead , certain now that the old Frank Usher dress she had decided to squeeze herself into was going to look absurd .
15 The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously , heavy rucsacs on tired shoulders , pinched faces from the frozen air .
16 Grim-faced , Keith 's hearers eyed each other .
17 The guard eyed him contemptuously .
18 From the floor , his mother 's cat eyed him viciously .
19 The cat eyed her .
20 The waitress who had been covering for Doyle behind the bar eyed the baseball bat questioningly when he returned .
21 The entire party of newcomers came to a halt on the verge facing Springfield 's assembled men , and the two companies eyed one another in silence for a long moment .
22 Hugh eyed the branch , and gnawed a thoughtful lip .
23 Graham eyed the mountains of files with dismay .
24 It was not the proper way of things that one man should walk as if with indifference towards the opened gates of Camp 3 at Barashevo , and the guards watched him , and the dogs eyed him .
25 Candy eyed her shrewdly .
26 Dolly eyed him disbelievingly .
27 Mrs Girdlestone eyed me sharply .
28 Alyssia eyed the staircase with yearning .
29 Michele eyed his adversary calmly .
30 Leonora , afraid he 'd been about to order her to bed , assented so rapturously that Penry eyed her in amusement as he crossed to the stairs .
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