Example sentences of "eye [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She was sitting on her heels with a pin in her mouth , eyeing me with pity as I stood yet again in my mother 's wedding dress . |
2 | IWAS looking at them uncomprehendingly ; they were eyeing me like a cat watches a captured mouse that might yet try to make a dash for freedom . |
3 | A scattered crowd of locals was eyeing them in silence . |
4 | ‘ That 's because you left half your lunch , ’ he pointed out drily , eyeing her through the warm haze of candlelight . |
5 | Now , as she prepared to close the window , the robin returned , standing only inches from her hand and eyeing her with great deliberation , his tiny head cocked to one side and his bright eyes glinting in the sunshine . |
6 | He paused , eyeing her with distaste . |
7 | He jerked her again , as if she were a rag doll , eyeing her with disgust . |
8 | ‘ Yes , I should imagine you do , ’ he said evenly , eyeing her with ill-concealed boredom . |
9 | Guy Sterne was eyeing her with amused curiosity . |
10 | The girl was holding out a small , delicate-looking hand , eyeing her with polite curiosity . |
11 | ‘ You seem a little more sober now , ’ he remarked casually , eyeing her over the rim of his cup . |
12 | He paused , eyeing her in the clinical way she 'd come to recognise . |
13 | The black cat was eyeing her from upstairs . |
14 | Thank you very much , Maggie thought bleakly , eyeing him with even greater suspicion . |
15 | He was hardly aware of moving , but when he pushed the postern closed behind him she stepped back into the gateway , eyeing him with very human caution . |
16 | ‘ Well … we 're hardly strangers any more , are we ? ’ she demanded , thrusting her hands into her pockets and eyeing him with a trace of annoyance . |
17 | Merrill took a sip of her martini , eyeing him over the rim of her glass . |
18 | From behind the wire fencing , a uniformed guard eyes us with binoculars . |
19 | The swan eyed them with royal disgust . |
20 | A group of shy Bawiti men , seated at another table in their immaculate gallibayas , eyed them with alarm . |
21 | He eyed her for a moment , spat in disgust , and ignoring her , turned to his men crowding the galley 's side . |
22 | He eyed her for a moment . |
23 | Melissa eyed her with something like suspicion . |
24 | He eyed her with a suspicious but quite unabashed smile . |
25 | He eyed her with mild amusement . |
26 | He acknowledged the dog 's overtures , but he eyed her with a good deal of concern . |
27 | Jill Stewart eyed her with a certain degree of amusement as she knocked on one of the doors . |
28 | He poured himself a fresh cup , and eyed her with a level scrutiny . |
29 | He eyed her with derision . |
30 | He eyed her over the sheet of paper . |