Example sentences of "eye the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you know they have a very distinctive characteristic do n't they , they have round faces and they 're short and they have slightly slanting eyes , etcetera etcetera , well these children have very marked physical erm appearance they 're fair haired and blue eyed the reason for that is that this substance venial alanine is responsible for the production of pigment , so if that 's interfered with they 're going to be fair haired and blue eyed , they get eczema a lot , they have small heads and they have very widely spaced teeth , sorry down a bit , is that what you want ? |
| 2 | Dumping her bags in the bedroom , she sat down at the kitchen table and began to sift lethargically through the pile of accumulated mail , from time to time eyeing the phone in the hall . |
| 3 | On a wet day , eyeing the lanes of traffic before crossing to the hospital , I caught my toe in a paving-stone and fell fiat . |
| 4 | The uniformed figure stood in the doorway , eyeing the occupants of the cell impassively . |
| 5 | ‘ Comrade , ’ said Khrushchev , eyeing the back of the Great Hall , ‘ that is exactly what we were doing all those years under Stalin . ’ |
| 6 | RICHARD HANNON is eyeing the gold in a bid to clinch his first ever trainer 's title . |
| 7 | The others were mostly quiet , eyeing the men on the stretchers in fear and fascination . |
| 8 | A half glance at the congregation , then back to eyeing the piece of paper . |
| 9 | Willie nodded shyly and went after Sammy who was eyeing the flowers in someone 's window box . |
| 10 | He was buried under subversive literature between the Gardening Society ( whose president sat framed by snaps of himself communing with plants ) and the Women 's Group , unhappily eyeing the occupant of the Rocky Horror Society stand , who , dressed in regulation suspenders and holed stockings , was doing roaring business . |
| 11 | Chain stitch , Laura thought , eyeing the weight in the ceiling cloth ( had it moved ? ) , chain stitch and 600 a term . |
| 12 | eyeing the intricacy of a timetable . |
| 13 | G Nat History & tc will also be of interest to me as an evidence that our intercourse has been productive of none but the most amicable feelings , that your [ two words illegible ] [ eyes the blessing of friends ] [ illegible ] |
| 14 | Although he had been forewarned , Rostov eyed the vessel with disfavour . |
| 15 | Meredith miserably eyed the bevy of beautiful women who 'd appeared , apparently friends of his , but the tears began to blind her and their faces blurred . |
| 16 | Alyssia eyed the staircase with yearning . |
| 17 | She eyed the coil of rope on the guard rail with relish . |
| 18 | He eyed the Robemaker with wide , ingenuous eyes , and beamed . |
| 19 | Graham eyed the mountains of files with dismay . |
| 20 | The tufted ducks gathered into a loose raft in mid-water and eyed the intruders with disdain . |
| 21 | Nervously she eyed the bulk beneath the lightweight cover , trying to detect the regular rise and fall which would indicate that Fen still slept soundly . |
| 22 | In the car park we eyed the puddles in the tarmac where parrot cross bills sometimes drink after a meal of sticky pine seeds . |
| 23 | ‘ A Dickensian mint julep , sire , ’ explained Sir Thomas , as the Prince of Wales apprehensively eyed the contents of his glass . |
| 24 | He eyed the list in Ling 's hand . |
| 25 | Ignored by the guard , who was running towards the house after being startled into wakefulness , the Doctor eyed the cloud of grey smoke critically , wondering how much damage would have been done to the villa itself . |
| 26 | The Lord Llewellyn , sitting beneath a brocade canopy and eating a bowl of figs , eyed the pageant with a mixture of amusement and contempt . |
| 27 | ‘ Ah , but would I fill out in the right places ? ’ she said rashly , then bit her lip as Penry eyed the places in question with a deliberation which brought colour to her face . |
| 28 | Mary eyed the side-car with trepidation . |
| 29 | Alone again , she eyed the soup in her mug malevolently , convinced it would act as an emetic . |
| 30 | Raising a foot , Ashley eyed the network of fine straps and the spindly heel . |