Example sentences of "to my eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | It brought a tear to my eye . ’ |
| 2 | Picture quality , to my eye , is in the same league as the similarly priced Yashica , yet the Olympus is lighter , smaller and includes useful extra features such as a fast-recycling flash and a quick-fire mode for those going … going … gone action sequences . |
| 3 | The dishes he filled seemed indistinguishable to my eye from run-of-the-mill cottage pie except they were rather blacker round the edges than is normal , and they were accompanied by the garnish of a quarter of a raw tomato , two cucumber slices , a sprinkling of cress ( or maybe lawn clippings ) , and a tired , pre-chewed lettuce leaf without which no British pub meal is complete these days . |
| 4 | To my eye , the flower is not at all melancholy but rather luscious . |
| 5 | So pressing his camera to my eye I tried to focus on this tanned , happy man , standing with one boot over the edge of a 200- or 300-foot drop , and the other on the edge of thin air . |
| 6 | When she asked me it would almost bring a tear to my eye . ’ |
| 7 | But to my eye it is beautiful . |
| 8 | Leon gave up wearing the new clothes he 'd bought in London , curiously dated , formal stuff , even then , even to my eye . |
| 9 | If great writing may principally be a matter of fine and large spirit expressed in outstanding technique , to my eye , as I still acquaint myself with him , Johnson triumphs by combining a welcoming mind with an economy of expression , so that he shares the maximum of observed experience in the minimum of words . |
| 10 | Playing tunes that bring a smile to my face and a sentimental tear to my eye , for the last time that I heard them was the day of the first Gittel 's wedding . |
| 11 | It brings a tear to my eye . |
| 12 | That room the paint to my eye has either faded or changed colour or something . |
| 13 | That brought tears to my eyes and I turned away so that Jeff would n't be able to see them , then fought them back . |
| 14 | I could n't make out what was going on so I began walking towards the image , binoculars pressed to my eyes . |
| 15 | Mr Redhead could bring God to the godless : his article brought tears to my eyes . |
| 16 | A LONG OVERDUE POEM TO MY EYES |
| 17 | Sam pulled the door open and we looked into the scene that was all too familiar to my eyes ; an expanse of muddy water , the hole in the ceiling overhead and the curtain of iron mesh across the exit to the river ; a dock big enough for a moderate-sized cabin cruiser or three or four smaller boats . |
| 18 | Fiona watched him with a frown : Lewis 's drinking , even to my eyes , was increasingly without shame . |
| 19 | I pulled out the compass , held it horizontally close to my eyes , let the needle settle onto north , looked that way and mapped the first few feet in my mind . |
| 20 | In fact , to my eyes , the appearance of informality had been taken to a faintly ludicrous degree . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm up to my eyes this morning , as you can see . ’ |
| 22 | The schemata are gardens of meditation and when I think of poetry , I am taken to the far country of Li Po , and then I see Thoreau and Jnandas and Rumi and a hundred poets ; their images throng my mind and I am moved and tears come to my eyes . |
| 23 | It was n't the wind that brought tears to my eyes as I turned to walk along the cliff path . |
| 24 | Honestly I have been Up To My Eyes in it recently . |
| 25 | I 've been up to my eyes in mannequins and haute couture . ’ |
| 26 | That thought brought a lump to my throat , tears to my eyes . |
| 27 | The following letter , written later in 1955 , seems to be severely restricted to my eyes , but I think this restriction was lifted when , after Ivy 's death , the letters were sent to Mrs Spurling : |
| 28 | To my eyes there was more of strength than refinement in the face … . |
| 29 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 30 | I 'm up to my eyes in it here . |