Example sentences of "of our eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , via the intermediary of reflected light rays , interaction between the corpuscles of gold and those of our eyes produces in us the idea of yellowness . |
| 2 | Despite the evidence in front of our eyes , we are required to accept that Michael is a writer of real stature so that Harwood can conduct a somewhat stodgy debate about the way art feeds off real life , and transforms reality in the process . |
| 3 | A group of socialist deputés recently declared , ‘ our system is dying in front of our eyes ’ . |
| 4 | We know that changes in genes — mutations — can alter the colour of our eyes , can cause the development of extra fingers , and can result in flies with a leg growing out of the head instead of an antenna . |
| 5 | This is handy , for we can thus spot potential danger and react rapidly to input gleaned out of the corners of our eyes . |
| 6 | Between the ages of 25 and 30 most of us start to notice lines radiating out from the corners of our eyes . |
| 7 | One day the woodwork teacher had a heart attack right in front of our eyes as one of the lads put another kid 's prick in a vice and started to turn the handle . |
| 8 | out of our eyes , |
| 9 | The contrast between the tactile and the visual metaphors makes it plain how the latter encourage assumptions very characteristic of Cartesianism , that the clear and distinct ideas reflect things unaltered in the mind like brightly lit objects in front of our eyes . |
| 10 | It shows in the clearness of our skin , the brightness of our eyes and the shine of our hair — assets that become more and more valuable when you no longer have the simple attraction of youth on your side . |
| 11 | We are not pre-programmed machines , though we all carry with us important biological inheritances which as much affect the colour of our eyes as our purely human gifts and abilities . |
| 12 | In the winter of our eyes ; |
| 13 | Some of these clues have universal significance — weeping , blushing , turning white and the dilation of the pupils of our eyes all indicate various emotional states . |
| 14 | However , while the images on our retinas form part of the cause of what we see , another very important part of the cause is constituted by the inner state of our minds or brains , which will clearly depend on our cultural upbringing , our knowledge , our expectations , etc. and will not be determined solely by the physical properties of our eyes and the scene observed . |
| 15 | But , as time wore on , and the whites of our eyes were still clearly visible , the girls , without missing a beat , subtly modified their glances as if to convey : " God knows we 've tried , you heartless bastards . " |
| 16 | It has been estimated , for example , that a compound eye would need to be about a metre across to match the resolution of our eyes . |
| 17 | This is a measure of how much light will reach the film and depends on the diameter of the lens and its distance from the film or , in the case of our eyes , the retina . |
| 18 | The f-number of our eyes is about 2.55 , while a standard camera lens has an f-number of 1.8 and special lenses may reach 1.1 . |
| 19 | both of our eyes here possibility that that could be er switched down ? |
| 20 | His work , a homogeneous mass , moves in front of our eyes , contracts , expands , seems motionless or flickers , and proves that painting is not — or is no longer — the art of imitating an object by means of lines and colours , but that of giving a pictorial expression to our intuitions . ’ |
| 21 | Paolozzi anticipates not only the rapid movements of our eyes , but also our travelling along in a car , as we take in only those parts that are most significant — head , hands and feet . |
| 22 | My second example of an evolutionary progression that did n't happen because of disadvantageous intermediates , even though it might ultimately have turned out better if it had , concerns the retina of our eyes ( and all other vertebrates ) . |
| 23 | Having taken the plank out of our eye , we can see clearly how the Craft has stepped into the vacuum . |
| 24 | Vision is a response to changing values in the intensity and wavelengths of light reflected on to the retina of our eye and transmitted to our brain by our optic nerves for decoding and interpretation . |
| 25 | This fault in us I find , The error of our eye directs our mind . |