Example sentences of "as [adv] as the eye " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is a superb sight with fields of dazzling Tulips , Narcissi and Hyacinths extending as far as the eye can see in a variegated patchwork of brilliant regimented blocks . |
| 32 | A full day excursion by coach to the spectacular bulbfields ; ablaze with the glorious colours of spring as they stretch as far as the eye can see . |
| 33 | The private grounds surrounding the villa offer relaxation either by the swimming pool , which is equipped with deck-chairs and umbrellas , or in the shade of centuries old trees where a meandering spectacle of olive groves , vineyards , fields and hills stretches out as far as the eye can see . |
| 34 | In front of him , as far as the eye could see , was the serenity of Lake Champlain , and all about him were the lush verdant forests of southern Vermont . |
| 35 | Cross-references to this appendix are given by italic numbers , ( eg 16 ) From Joseph Conrad , The Secret Sharer On my right hand there were lines of fishing-stakes resembling a mysterious system of half-submerged bamboo fences , incomprehensible in its division of the domain of tropical fishes , and crazy of aspect as if abandoned forever by some nomad tribe of fishermen now gone to the other end of the ocean ; for there was no sign of human habitation as far as the eye could reach ( 1 ) . |
| 36 | The " eye " , as if with a will of its own , becomes the subject-agent in " as far as the eye could reach " ( 1 ) , " My eye followed the light cloud " ( 6 ) , " the only thing on which the eye could rest ( 4 ) . |
| 37 | In the Midlands it is the tree one sees most often : and for a brief spell in early sum-mer it is the most beautiful of all the Midland trees , with its continuous miles of white may blossom glimmering as far as the eye can see . |
| 38 | In the fierce noon-day sun the water stretched as far as the eye could see , in every shade of blue from palest turquoise to the deepest indigo of the horizon . |
| 39 | Cars , cars , cars , as far as the eye could see . |
| 40 | Behind the house , the railway embankment stretches straight and level in both directions as far as the eye can see , which is a long way . |
| 41 | The tumbled surface of the sea looked blue-green , with white horses as far as the eye could see . |
| 42 | The view from the window is spectacular — wall as far as the eye can see , in every shade of red from brick to sooty maroon . |
| 43 | There are beautiful faces as far as the eye can see . |
| 44 | Beyond the placid waters of a small lake , a golden forest of trees stretched as far as the eye could see . |
| 45 | The grassy countryside was flat on either side , stretching away as far as the eye could see . |
| 46 | Knots of horsemen , as far as the eye could see , were moving along the banks of the Tay , firing the jetties that were not already broken , and two ferry boats crowded with men were in midstream on the Tay , hazed with smoke as they struck tinder into their torches . |
| 47 | As soon as she drew up to the roundabout at the top of Woodstock Road , she found herself in traffic which stretched as far as the eye could see , and when she switched on the car radio , she discovered that the only sound it would make was an assortment of squeaks and crackles . |
| 48 | Down below , as far as the eye could see , the hills and valleys were covered in trees . |
| 49 | On hearing this , the king gave orders for the fields around his castle to be planted with almond trees for as far as the eye could see . |
| 50 | Stretching back as far as the eye can see ; 12,000 children on the march in the Southern Sudan . |
| 51 | As his eyes slowly became accustomed to the half-light , he began to make out row upon row of brown tents stretching as far as the eye could see . |
| 52 | As far as the eye could see was desert and the only break in the horizon was the pitiful silhouette of a few mud shelters . |