Example sentences of "[noun sg] in the eye [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ferguson , for his part , can now look any supporter of his club in the eye and say that Gough having to commit the foul that debarred him from a Cup-tie verified the youngster 's ability to put an awkward pre-match situation out of his mind and play in a determined way that suggested his temperament was on the mend . |
| 2 | Dignified , modest , though not unaware of his charisma and influence , Eric was a serious man , yet with a twinkle in the eye and by no means narrow in his thinking . |
| 3 | Tess Lemmon went down to the farm , looked a pig in the eye and , in the spirit of the continuing BBC1 series ‘ Lifesense ’ , went away with a new pig perspective . |
| 4 | It is a harder look that denies unemployment , actual or probable ; it refuses the fact of recession and industrial decrepitude ; it stares the social lie of mid-eighties Britain right in the eye and lies right back . |
| 5 | Its effects can vary from never looking a man in the eye or never arguing with a man , to wearing a Burkha . |
| 6 | Mrs Child , 43 , of Wakefield , said : ‘ Nicola has lost 75 per cent of her sight in the eye and he has got away with it . |
| 7 | Punchbag There 's a tear in the eye but a Beam in the glass |
| 8 | High purpose was something that could be recognized in someone , like a gleam in the eye or a tone of voice ; it meant that even when that person dabbled in something doubtful , they undoubtedly had good reason for doing so . |
| 9 | A thoroughly toned-up body with sleek limbs , a sparkle in the eye and a lack of double chins can keep you looking mischievously young when you 're the wrong side of 40 ! |