Example sentences of "[indef pn] in the eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't look someone in the eye and say ‘ I love you ’ . |
| 2 | Looking someone in the eye while saying : ‘ Please would you do this ’ extends the transaction enough for you to gauge the person 's reaction and therefore mood . |
| 3 | Jonathan , if that breaks and hits someone in the eye , you will be in big trouble . |
| 4 | One in the eye for maple scientists |
| 5 | One in the eye for progressive educationalists , after a hard battle ? |
| 6 | ‘ One in the eye for Hitler and that lot , eh ? ’ |
| 7 | Being honest about our motivation is crucial since , at this stage , we might discover that it is not our own Dream at all , or that our motivation is somewhat dubious : ‘ It will impress my friends ’ , ‘ It will be one in the eye for my parents ’ , ‘ It will ease my sense of guilt ’ , ‘ It will make me feel more secure ’ , ‘ It will give me power over other people ’ , ‘ It will make me feel special ’ , ‘ It 's what my partner keeps suggesting I do ’ , ‘ It 's the opposite of what my partner suggests I do . ’ |
| 8 | The Blues ' Graham Marshall gets one in the eye as McIntosh of the Reds goes for broke during his impressive Scottish Trial performance . |
| 9 | If it catches on it will certainly be one in the eye for greedy undertakers — after all , you never see a poor one , do you ? ’ |
| 10 | Sadly my list is very small , but this makes ‘ soft touches ’ , when you find them , especially pleasurable — one in the eye for the cosmic injustice . |
| 11 | THAT 'S one in the eye for Rod Stewart ! |
| 12 | HEART-THROB Patrick Swayze gets one in the eye from a small boy in the forthcoming heat-and-dust saga City Of Joy . |
| 13 | A cook from the kitchens took one in the eye and stumbled backwards with his hands pressed to his temples . |
| 14 | It was one in the eye for the old order . |
| 15 | I shall never be able to look anyone in the eye again . |