Example sentences of "[adj] to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they were given a choice between a familiar and a novel member of the opposite sex , birds might actually choose the familiar even when the novel really did not look so very different to our eyes ( Miller , 1979 ; Bateson , 1980 ; Slater & Clements , 1981 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Or are our women unattractive to your eyes ? ’ |
| 3 | Sam pulled the door open and we looked into the scene that was all too familiar to my eyes ; an expanse of muddy water , the hole in the ceiling overhead and the curtain of iron mesh across the exit to the river ; a dock big enough for a moderate-sized cabin cruiser or three or four smaller boats . |
| 4 | Colour learning , for instance , has all the marks of associative learning : bees have an innate program which recognises flowers by their dark centres and light petals ( as seen in ultraviolet light — these markings are usually invisible to our eyes ) . |
| 5 | The red shift of some freshwater fish is so extreme that they can see light invisible to our eyes . |
| 6 | Lieb puts it well when he observes that the facade inscription on St Michael Berg am Laim — ‘ This is the Lord 's doing ; it is marvellous to our eyes ’ — paid homage not only to the King of kings , but also to the all powerful Josef Clemens , prince-bishop of Cologne . |
| 7 | Many other insects have a shift in colour vision similar to the bee 's , and flowers have evolved to be attractive to their eyes . |
| 8 | His deep blue eyes were expressive , his dark hair was wavy , and his finely shaped mouth and square jaw were pleasing to her eyes . |