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 . |