Example sentences of "[vb infin] in [pos pn] [noun] 's eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quarter of a century later , it is a moment she can still picture in her mind 's eye and she can still summon up the painful feelings of rejection , breach of trust and isolation that the break-up of her parents ’ marriage signified to her . |
| 2 | In my case , and I am sure I am not alone in this , I can picture in my mind 's eye every summit I have reached in a long life without confusion of identity . |
| 3 | Mother Francis would have loved that old cottage to be Eve 's home ; she could see in her mind 's eye a kind of life where Eve would bring her student friends home from university to stay there for weekends , and they would call at the convent and have tea in the parlour . |
| 4 | All Rachel could see in her mind 's eye was Irene Markham 's gaunt features on the day when she 'd gone to Brooklands to pick David up . |
| 5 | I can see in my mind 's eye how the avenue of chestnuts was alight with red and white candles . |
| 6 | Thoroughly upset now , she repeated the question and instruction , and this time Jack did see something move in his stepfather 's eye . |
| 7 | In one fell swoop , Virgin had acquired that most elusive of qualities , ‘ street credibility ’ ; the company roster now boasted groups like Magazine , Penetration , the Members , the Skids — what was becoming known as New Wave , a marketing term used to denote almost any performer that had emerged in the aftermath of punk who did not spit in his audience 's eye . |