Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] in the eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first she sympathised a bit , but basically she thinks it 's because I dare to walk around and look people in the eye — I 'm too challenging or flirty or something . |
| 2 | I do n't see why I should n't look people in the eye ; I 've as much right to walk the street as they have , have n't I ? |
| 3 | ‘ All I 'm after is getting you to stand up straight so that you can look people in the eye without feeling you need to pinch their wallets . ’ |
| 4 | They ca n't look people in the eye and say : ‘ Oh yeah , I use heroin . |
| 5 | If you do n't look people in the eye if you do n't involve them then they 're not with you and if the audience are n't with you then the presentation does n't . |
| 6 | Twelve performances later , then one can look critics in the eye , and invite challenge . |
| 7 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |