Example sentences of "the [noun] eye [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 A short , stocky middle-aged man with thinning brown hair , a ruddy face and a twinkle in his eyes was standing at the doorway eyeing him .
2 The guard eyed him contemptuously .
3 The cat eyed her .
4 The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously , heavy rucsacs on tired shoulders , pinched faces from the frozen air .
5 It was not the proper way of things that one man should walk as if with indifference towards the opened gates of Camp 3 at Barashevo , and the guards watched him , and the dogs eyed him .
6 The assistant eyed us coolly .
7 He stood in the middle of the room , surveying Jehan , and the guard who was beside the door eyed him nervously .
8 A young blade in the corner eyed us closely every time we went past .
9 The dwarf eyed it .
10 The swan eyed them with royal disgust .
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