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

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1 Eyeing the anaesthetic machine , she said , ‘ Are you sure I 'll be able to cope ?
2 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 .
3 There were murmurs of assent , though Sara noticed the children eyeing the plum pudding impatiently .
4 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 .
5 Househunters are eyeing the estate agents ' windows with new , predatory enthusiasm … there is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air . ’
6 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 .
7 Balefully she eyed the tree line .
8 She eyed the biscuit plate and the Clarion Cry simultaneously — surely he would not mind if she took another biscuit ?
9 The waitress who had been covering for Doyle behind the bar eyed the baseball bat questioningly when he returned .
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