Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , there are those who will cling to the cock-eyed view that the glorious uncertainty of the human eye in these matters is good enough . |
| 2 | In such cases , tests show that only the ear on the side of the blue eye is deaf . |
| 3 | Some authors have reported that right eye sighting dominance is more common than a dominant left eye among dextrals while the association between the side of the preferred eye and preferred hand is less predictable among sinistrals ( Friedlander , 1971 ; Porac and Coren , 1975 ) . |
| 4 | The ear on the side of the orange eye works perfectly well in most cases . |
| 5 | David attempted to reassure him , and after he 'd arranged for him to be seen in the casualty department of the local eye unit he asked the factory welfare officer , Louise Raymond , to take him over . |
| 6 | The aperture of the cowrie shell into which the mollusc withdraws has suggested two quite different analogies , the vulva and the eye , the one promoting fertility , the other serving as a prophylactic against the evil eye and at the same time seeking to promote good sight . |
| 7 | Mark Breland took less than four rounds to come through the third defence of his WBC welterweight title yesterday in Tokyo , opening up a bad cut above the right eye of his Japanese challenger , Fujio Ozaki . |
| 8 | Anna was immersed in a game with Edward under the watchful eye of Miss Fitch , who gave Ruth no welcome : so she decided to go for a walk . |
| 9 | It will be a most welcome first for Derry should they win the Sam Maguire Cup and they have been preparing for their big day with rigorous training sessions under the watchful eye of manager Eamon Coleman who this weekend will outline his strategy in secret conclave with his players . |
| 10 | Trembling visibly with fear under the watchful eye of Mr Upadhyaya and the police , the official also said that the hold-up was due to a lunch break . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , their souls met at the weekend in Rick 's Cafe Americain , where men dressed in crisp linen suits drank bourbon beneath whispering ceiling fans under the watchful eye of a Moroccan inspector of police . |
| 12 | MARTIN HUTTON BUILDS THE PENNY HEDGE IN WHITBY HARBOUR UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF HIS GRANDFATHER ( Page 29 ) |
| 13 | This year Jenna was going on holiday with Glyn , a fact which brought a twinkle to the bright eye of her scheming neighbour Shirley , but they were not lovers , no matter what Shirley thought , and Jenna had pondered long and hard before agreeing to the holiday . |
| 14 | However , when an electron changes from one allowed orbit to another one nearer to the nucleus , energy is released and a real photon is emitted — which can be observed as visible light by the human eye , if it has the right wavelength , or by a photon detector such as photographic film . |
| 15 | If one surface , A , is closer than another , B , then the image of A relative to B on the retina of the right eye is slightly to the left of the image on the left retina . |
| 16 | On the retina of the left eye in 1a , the ( inverted ) image of the left-hand edge is shown as taller than that of the right-hand edge , to reflect the fact that the left-hand edge is nearer that eye , and therefore subtends , at its nodal point , a distinctly larger angle than the right-hand edge . |
| 17 | The indicative offer follows this stage and sets the scene for the formal eye ball to eye ball negotiations . |
| 18 | The report also mentioned contamination problems during the manufacture of the anti-allergic eye product Opticrom and suggests that ‘ beer kegs ’ were used for storage during the manufacture of Imferon , an injectable iron . |
| 19 | No camera lens can match the flexibility of the human eye and only a few experiments in stereoscopy attempt two-eyed ( binocular ) vision , essential to true 3-D perception . |
| 20 | Meanwhile other members of the platoon work under the watchful eye of the Royal Engineer Petroleum Fitter Corporal , Who is struggling to keep the fuel pumps running despite the dust and searing heat . |
| 21 | This I knew was not a sexual invitation but a protection against the evil eye . |
| 22 | The answer to Question 2 is equally clearly yes , provided only that the difference between the modern eye and its immediate predecessor X is sufficiently small . |
| 23 | They are used because of their alleged efficiency , the two main spectral lines of sodium being emitted at nearly the peak of the colour response curve for the human eye . |
| 24 | Since then , all the display vats in the undercover sales area have been treated the same way , turning what could easily be run-of-the-mill fish transit into a feast for the inquiring eye . |
| 25 | I can only just make it out and I wrote it No charge for the free eye sight test . |
| 26 | The Moon orbits the Earth and is sufficiently close that we can see its disc with the unaided eye . |
| 27 | He examined the pieces with the naked eye , then with his glass , while behind him Isobel held her breath . |
| 28 | I dressed and crept along the endless corridors until I found the staircase and slid silently down the banisters under the disapproving eye of Sir Mauger Grindlewood . |
| 29 | The Australian Wine Bureau has launched an innovative National Tennis Tournament , the finals of which will take place under the watchful eye of former British Davis Cup captain , the Australian Warren Jacques , at the Queen 's Club in September . |
| 30 | In fact , tuition and advice are available in a multitude of sports under the trained eye of friendly , experienced coaches . |