Example sentences of "[noun sg] with an eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The docks , the University of London , the theatre in the age of Kean , the London art world , Rudolph Ackermann and British commerce are all examined in the marvellous introductory essays by Simon Jervis , Ian Jenkins , Celina Fox and others which combine detailed research with an eye for the smell and feel of the city . |
| 2 | That , perhaps , is one reason why Mr Clinton has dwelt particularly upon ‘ symbolic ’ politics : like making the armed forces accept gays or staffing his administration with an eye to ethnic ‘ balance ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ What I 'm not offering is an easy passage with an eye on the clock . ’ |
| 4 | A. N. L. Munby [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint ’ and , no doubt in tribute to the superb quality of his illuminated manuscripts and early printed books , referred to him as the ‘ Ideal Connoisseur ’ . |
| 5 | The Tooth Fairy and Other Stories , by John Miles shows him to be a photographer with an eye for the bizarre ( until 21 Feb ) |
| 6 | Aesthetically , Londoners will have to draw what consolation they can from the fact that Nicholas Ridley , the former Environment Secretary and a water-colourist with an eye for broader horizons , had some influence in the siting of the gates . |
| 7 | Lord Taylor 's main point is to suggest that judges should pass sentence with an eye to the public 's expectations . |
| 8 | You must surely be right when you say in your editorial today ( ‘ Judging public mood ’ ) that judges should dispose of cases on their merits rather than , as Lord Chief Justice Taylor suggests , pass sentence with an eye to the public 's expectations . |
| 9 | No good for your keen voyeur with an eye for detail , not even with the curtains open , blurred white shapes , very frustrating . |
| 10 | Directed by Val May , this archly absorbing escapade also features Deborah Watling ( Emma Kent ) , and Rowland Davies as the police inspector with an eye for apprehension . |
| 11 | Sunil Gulati , chairman of the competition , said : ‘ We will use this tournament with an eye to the World Cup . ’ |
| 12 | He became a household name after his role as the caddish Ralph Gorse in The Charmer — and even in those Lloyds Bank ads , he plays a smoothie with an eye for a pretty girl . |
| 13 | By adopting the Scottish term , Free Church , instead of Nonconformist , the movement was showing that it was making a new start with an eye to the twentieth , not to the nineteenth or even eighteenth century . |
| 14 | Sally Booth , THE ARTIST WITH AN EYE FOR THE EVERYDAY |
| 15 | He scored 15 and 1 , but he was clearly a man with an eye for posterity . |
| 16 | He did not look like a wolf , but he did look like a young man with an eye for a girl , and techniques that would bear watching . |
| 17 | Small-town solicitor takes lid off global scams Audrey Gillan meets the man with an eye for a con and finds the Salvation Army is one of a long list of potential fraud targets |
| 18 | And being a conniving little toady with an eye for the main chance , he proclaimed that the second should equal exactly the time it took to say ‘ praise Caesar ’ . |
| 19 | In this day and age a remarkable enough event , but Rendcomb is a World War One flying field and it has been returned to life with an eye on its heritage . |
| 20 | They conclude : ‘ We therefore approach the passive with an eye to a bold simplification of the problems of meaning . |
| 21 | One reckless fellow with an eye on the main chance ( for there is always one ) picked up a discarded camera and prepared to take another polaroid . |
| 22 | MoM : Stockwell , Ipswich ( Gutsy grafter with an eye for goal ) . |
| 23 | The designation marking the canonization is frequently deleted so that Val merely sounds like a dilettantish scamp with an eye for the girls and a desire for a good time . |
| 24 | Dramatic scenes seem to be the prerequisite with an eye to how photographs will look in sales material and advertisements . |
| 25 | The Determined Potater : This children 's film tells of a spud with an eye for advancement . |
| 26 | The main river of the strath is not called Conon but Meig and its headwaters rise on the slopes of Moruisg/Ceannaichean above Achnashellach , giving a through route which was once as busy as Strath Bran but now only sees the rare backpacker with an eye for good cross-country walking . |