Example sentences of "one in the eye " in BNC.

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1 One in the eye for maple scientists
2 One in the eye for progressive educationalists , after a hard battle ?
3 One in the eye for Hitler and that lot , eh ? ’
4 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 . ’
5 The Blues ' Graham Marshall gets one in the eye as McIntosh of the Reds goes for broke during his impressive Scottish Trial performance .
6 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 ? ’
7 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 .
8 THAT 'S one in the eye for Rod Stewart !
9 HEART-THROB Patrick Swayze gets one in the eye from a small boy in the forthcoming heat-and-dust saga City Of Joy .
10 A cook from the kitchens took one in the eye and stumbled backwards with his hands pressed to his temples .
11 It was one in the eye for the old order .
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