Example sentences of "in the eye " in BNC.
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| 31 | In the eye of the Common Law there is plenty of land as good elsewhere ; but the purchaser has set his heart on just this piece of land , and damages ( even if liberally assessed , which is not always the case ) are not what he wants . |
| 32 | A person 's domicile is the country which is in fact or in the eye of the law his permanent home for the time being . |
| 33 | As a being capable of having legal rights and liabilities , a corporation is a person in the eye of the law . |
| 34 | as if interpreting this remark as veiled disagreement , the newcomer repeated very loudly , looking Agnes straight in the eye : ‘ I detest modesty ! |
| 35 | Mark looked him straight in the eye . |
| 36 | Besides , age is in the eye of the beholder . |
| 37 | Madonna sits confidently in the eye of the swirling controversy and says , ‘ They do n't get the joke . ’ |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | The friendly policeman looked him in the eye . |
| 40 | In the eye of the storm there is tranquillity . |
| 41 | An animal , when threatening to attack another , will stare the intended victim squarely in the eye . |
| 42 | At first she sympathised a bit , but basically she thinks it 's because I dare to walk around and look people in the eye — I 'm too challenging or flirty or something . |
| 43 | I do n't see why I should n't look people in the eye ; I 've as much right to walk the street as they have , have n't I ? |
| 44 | High purpose was something that could be recognized in someone , like a gleam in the eye or a tone of voice ; it meant that even when that person dabbled in something doubtful , they undoubtedly had good reason for doing so . |
| 45 | It was ‘ an unfair burden on the heart of our President ’ to look people in the eye and tell them that ‘ your government ca n't , try as it would , ca n't do anything about it . ’ |
| 46 | I was brought up to be a butcher , ’ the man replied , looking me cordially in the eye . |
| 47 | Mrs Browning had declared it was all too bad , too dreadful an imposition to have been responsible for and that she would not be able to look the Ogilvys in the eye ever again after causing them such vexation . |
| 48 | Flaunting to the last the colours of his mistress Diane de Poitiers , while self-avowedly riding in honour of his queen Catherine de Medici , he was pierced in the eye and throat when the lance of his opponent , Jacques count of Montgomery , splintered on impact with his helm ; and on 10 July , in great pain , he died . |
| 49 | ‘ Yes , Miss Harker , ’ said Evelyn , looking her right in the eye . |
| 50 | Her songs are still at the rough-and-ready stage but Harvey 's power comes from her ability to stare men and women right in the eye . |
| 51 | Wilkerson looked me straight in the eye and said , ‘ You could kill me , Nicky . |
| 52 | Wilkerson took the cartons from us and looked me straight in the eye . |
| 53 | He stopped in mid-chew and stared the landlord in the eye . |
| 54 | Paragraph four fairly hit me in the eye ! ’ |
| 55 | Which of the two was in the eye of the beholder . |
| 56 | total and irrecoverable loss of all sight in one or both eyes rendering the Insured person absolutely blind in the eye or eyes beyond remedy by surgical or other treatment |
| 57 | ‘ One in the eye for Hitler and that lot , eh ? ’ |
| 58 | ‘ No , ’ says Vic , looking Bert Braddock straight in the eye . |
| 59 | Essentially cleanliness is in the eye of the beholder so under normal circumstances an area is clean if the ‘ inspector ’ thinks it is clean . |
| 60 | And then she would look to Gary for him to begin the piano again , and she would look us straight in the eye for as long as possible , and she would sing : |