Example sentences of "eye the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eyeing the anaesthetic machine , she said , ‘ Are you sure I 'll be able to cope ? |
| 2 | Windsor thinks that several F1 stars are eyeing the US scene . |
| 3 | As a result it 's supposedly eyeing the server contingent more seriously and is likely to strengthen its association with the Hewlett-Packard and Digital Equipment Corps of the world . |
| 4 | There were murmurs of assent , though Sara noticed the children eyeing the plum pudding impatiently . |
| 5 | Three glum soldiers sat in the back of the car , greedily eyeing the machine gun , while a very fat civilian in a dragon-decorated garment did the driving . |
| 6 | Mrs Lennox queried , eyeing the loaves Maggie had laid beside the water containers . |
| 7 | Eyeing the police car , she wondered whether it belonged to Officer Hassan and whether it was worth hanging around for a word with him . |
| 8 | Househunters are eyeing the estate agents ' windows with new , predatory enthusiasm … there is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air . ’ |
| 9 | Bill rates Ayr , along with Ascot , Newmarket and York , as one of his favourite tracks and he is eyeing the Ayr Gold Cup next Saturday as a possible target for his consistent Big Hand . |
| 10 | Nodding , Wexford eyed the paying-in book over Burden 's shoulder and what he saw astonished him far more than any of Hatton 's prodigality . |
| 11 | Balefully she eyed the tree line . |
| 12 | A huge camera eyed the Harvard dealers from a corner of the ceiling , and its beady eye of a lens would swivel unexpectedly . |
| 13 | She eyed the biscuit plate and the Clarion Cry simultaneously — surely he would not mind if she took another biscuit ? |
| 14 | The waitress who had been covering for Doyle behind the bar eyed the baseball bat questioningly when he returned . |
| 15 | Jean-Paul eyed the Limoges plate of pâtisserie , provided for his benefit . |