Example sentences of "eye the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The uniformed figure stood in the doorway , eyeing the occupants of the cell impassively . |
| 3 | ‘ Comrade , ’ said Khrushchev , eyeing the back of the Great Hall , ‘ that is exactly what we were doing all those years under Stalin . ’ |
| 4 | A half glance at the congregation , then back to eyeing the piece of paper . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | eyeing the intricacy of a timetable . |
| 7 | 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 ] |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She eyed the coil of rope on the guard rail with relish . |
| 10 | Graham eyed the mountains of files with dismay . |
| 11 | ‘ A Dickensian mint julep , sire , ’ explained Sir Thomas , as the Prince of Wales apprehensively eyed the contents of his glass . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Raising a foot , Ashley eyed the network of fine straps and the spindly heel . |