Example sentences of "be eye [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thanks to the Dares and the Rossitters , it had had a good start , but all innovations are eyed askance in small villages — and Overclyst was very small indeed . |
| 2 | Dawn has been eyeing up her own customers as well as the shoppers who frequent rival stores to come up with an in-vogue verdict on local tastes . |
| 3 | Rising directly from the path , the smooth wall holding Thin Wall Special will be eyed eagerly . |
| 4 | MALE students at Durham University say they are sexually harassed , suffering everything from being eyed up to rape . |
| 5 | So it can observe the animals illuminated by its red searchlight , while they swim in the dark , quite unaware that they are being eyed up as a potential meal . |
| 6 | He was sitting on a chair beside a display of furled umbrellas ; he had his head in his hands and was being eyed dispassionately by two male assistants in dark suits . |
| 7 | On 12 April ( the day that Franco made his disconcerting request for aircraft to Sperrle ) , the Italian government formally approved Cavaletti 's mediation project , which offered the possibility of raising Italy 's profile internationally and , especially , of improving relations with Britain , whose many and lucrative economic interests in the Basque Country were eyed longingly by Italy . |
| 8 | She was eyeing up a potential couple . |