Example sentences of "eyeing [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IWAS looking at them uncomprehendingly ; they were eyeing me like a cat watches a captured mouse that might yet try to make a dash for freedom . |
| 2 | They wished me a happy Christmas then stood waiting , eyeing me curiously , till I understood . |
| 3 | The decks are a little more lively , with the genuinely and partially recovered sitting about in little groups , eyeing me accusingly whenever I pass . |
| 4 | Even the compensation of going to the Saturday matinee on my own to see Buck Jones or Hoot Gibson and then again at night with Uncle Geordie and his wife to another picture house for the big film of the week — Clara Bow or Norma Talmadge or some star like that — did n't make up for the way Skipper kept eyeing me and slavering . |
| 5 | Eyeing me suspiciously she said , ‘ Are n't we all ! ’ |
| 6 | Sure enough , she was still there , sitting on her haunches eyeing me thoughtfully . |
| 7 | She was sitting on her heels with a pin in her mouth , eyeing me with pity as I stood yet again in my mother 's wedding dress . |
| 8 | He put the axe down and wiped his hands on his trousers , eyeing me . |
| 9 | ‘ Well ? ’ said Knocker , eyeing them both again . |
| 10 | This lad bounded up the steps ahead of them , his chin on his shoulder , eyeing them brightly . |
| 11 | ‘ What are you talking about ? ’ asked Betty trotting up rather quickly and eyeing them suspiciously . |
| 12 | Pumlumon said in a voice of utmost astonishment , ‘ But has your honour never heard of the Draoicht Suan ? ’ and was instantly hushed by Bith of the Bog-Hat , who had by now sensed that something was wrong , being a gnome of more percipience than his fellows and who liked , no more than Fenella , the manner in which Goibniu was eyeing them all . |
| 13 | A scattered crowd of locals was eyeing them in silence . |
| 14 | All around them benches were quickly filling with ladies in silk gowns , giggling and chattering , who clutched velvet cushions to their bosoms as they simpered past the young men eyeing them . |
| 15 | Kāli had come over and was eyeing my rakings , stacked against a tree on the upper side of the incline to stop them slipping down . |
| 16 | She took the mug he was holding out to her , eyeing its contents suspiciously . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , eyeing her dark hair , ‘ it half suits you anyway . ’ |
| 18 | Stopping to buy a paper , he caught sight of Francesca through the window , perched on one of the bar stools , totally unconscious of the table full of men next to her all eyeing her long legs . |
| 19 | Who was this impertinent stranger eyeing her baggage ? |
| 20 | ‘ There we are , ’ the man grinned , eyeing her slender figure in the short black cotton dress . |
| 21 | ‘ A decided improvement , ’ he said , eyeing her pale green silk suit with favour . |
| 22 | He folded brawny arms across his chest , eyeing her taut , curvy body up and down with a leisured , insolent appraisal . |
| 23 | Eyeing her progress from a short distance Archdeacon Treadwell recognised his duty . |
| 24 | Theda demanded , eyeing her visitor with acute suspicion . |
| 25 | Eyeing her new-found companions sitting at her other side , and who were avid listeners to their conversation , he resumed wryly , ‘ And that within five minutes of you arriving anywhere you had the entire population at your feet , knew their life histories , their problems … ’ |
| 26 | The Labrador , a much easier-going animal , edged its way towards her and sprawled at her side , wistfully eyeing her food but much too well mannered to help himself . |
| 27 | I asked , eyeing her outfit . |
| 28 | Lucy was eyeing her changing expression speculatively . |
| 29 | The man tucked the quilt around her then straightened , eyeing her petrified face irritably . |
| 30 | He paused as they reached the head of the stairs , eyeing her bare feet . |