Example sentences of "[verb] [art] eye [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This mixture of sizes did nothing to detract from the overall beauty of the place ; rather they gave interest , drawing the eye to different shapes and heights . |
| 2 | The fashionably turned out Kylie caught the eye of many boys at Camberwell . |
| 3 | Posters and signs may be placed anywhere they will catch the eye of potential customers : on hoardings , walls and windows , on boards outside the shop ; on vehicles and delivery vans ; inside and outside buses . |
| 4 | Although the Japanese have long led the commercialisation of HDTV , it is American technology that has caught the eye of French diplomats . |
| 5 | He spent three years in New York State as resident secretary of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club , a rich men 's recreation park on the Hudson River , whence he could keep an eye on wealthy Irish-Americans . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on these bastards . |
| 7 | Both sectors have long experienced the eye of professional bodies , which accredit the degree courses designed to produce recruits for their profession . |
| 8 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
| 9 | The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and , if necessary , step in to protect her beloved ‘ firm ’ . |
| 10 | A new range of weather monitors that enable everyone to keep an eye on prevailing conditions is now available from Davis Instruments . |
| 11 | The kitchen was a chaotic babble of activity , with Colban issuing orders in all directions and striving to keep an eye on those attendants who were entrusted with the care of vital sauces and gravies . |
| 12 | Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations . |
| 13 | keep an eye on sniffable products in the home . |
| 14 | And turning to his colleague he said , ‘ Charley , keep an eye on these buggers while I nip round to the station . ’ |
| 15 | There was a glass-fronted office on one side of the entrance where the SPs sat and kept an eye on all departures . |
| 16 | Knowing the risks , Bloomsbury House kept an eye on those children who were reunited with their parents . |
| 17 | Thus , although the main aim of our research was to help Wirral Council to develop policies and plan services for heroin users , based on a sound empirical base , we also had an eye to improving methods of estimating prevalence which any community might employ to answer such questions as : How many residents are known to use heroin or other illicit drugs ? |
| 18 | ‘ He was one who had an eye for such mysteries ? ’ |
| 19 | It was a good room , she decided , severe , yet opulent She already had an eye for such things . |
| 20 | Haverford , his head cocked on one side , was casting an eye over blonde girls from Sweden , Guildford or Saskatoon , quite undiscouraged when they did n't return his smile but merely quickened their pace towards the souvenir stalls . |
| 21 | Confidence men always have an eye for extra exits . |