Example sentences of "in [noun] 's eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self-interest gleamed in Dersingham 's eye , rendering him almost articulate . |
| 2 | Until this exchange the violent turn in Chant 's eye had never unsettled Estabrook , but it did now , preventing him as it did from meeting the other man 's gaze directly . |
| 3 | But the steely ‘ So fuck you , smarty-pants , ‘ cos he 's mine ’ look in Karen 's eye soon put paid to that idea . |
| 4 | But best storyline of the night was the glint in Dougie 's eye as he plans his latest scam … stealing Mike Baldwin 's pride and joy no , not his mirror , his car . |
| 5 | The gleam in Lily 's eye was mocking as she repeated the question . |
| 6 | The image formed by the lens in Copilia 's eye is similarly scanned by a mobile second lens and retina . |
| 7 | The cynical glint appeared in Theda 's eye . |
| 8 | Tim was startled but saw that the determination in Oliver 's eye belied his friendly tone . |
| 9 | And I do n't bother to find myself a reflective surface wherein to follow them-although no doubt the gleam in Rainbow 's eye , or the slick of moisture on Anya 's parted lips , would do at a pinch . |
| 10 | Clair George , who recorded the conversation in his usual bombastic way , noticed a twinkle in Casey 's eye as he said that , and wondered if his leg was being pulled . |
| 11 | The image of a body simply can not do justice , we are saying , to the reality of — and our complex emotional reaction to — overpowering physical realities like the sea or the night-sky ( however much we may be told that the stars are a twinkle in God 's eye ! ) . |
| 12 | Whether in God 's eye or the eye of a cat . |
| 13 | Mrs Baggley examined the disbelief in Theodora 's eye before she went on , ‘ I 'm not sure how much Mrs Thrigg is influenced here by the theme of the novelettes she devours . |
| 14 | It was not the moment she would have chosen , but the determined glint in Silas 's eye told her he expected to hear the truth . |
| 15 | The old light of paranoia gleamed in Alex 's eye . |
| 16 | The 1984 performance starts with dodgy ensemble , and one can almost imagine the glint in Mravinsky 's eye at the mis-tuning of the first note in the main violin theme . |
| 17 | Occasionally she could see a gleam in Rachel 's eye , as though she might suddenly ask him if his intentions were honourable , but for the first time in her life she learned to be grateful for her mother 's good manners . |
| 18 | There is a light in John 's eye . |