Example sentences of "eye [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 He stood in the middle of the room , surveying Jehan , and the guard who was beside the door eyed him nervously .
2 She had n't even had the nerve to glare at Mitch when he had eyed her so appreciatively .
3 Eyeing me suspiciously she said , ‘ Are n't we all ! ’
4 They wished me a happy Christmas then stood waiting , eyeing me curiously , till I understood .
5 Sure enough , she was still there , sitting on her haunches eyeing me thoughtfully .
6 The decks are a little more lively , with the genuinely and partially recovered sitting about in little groups , eyeing me accusingly whenever I pass .
7 ‘ What are you talking about ? ’ asked Betty trotting up rather quickly and eyeing them suspiciously .
8 ‘ Well ? ’ said Knocker , eyeing them both again .
9 This lad bounded up the steps ahead of them , his chin on his shoulder , eyeing them brightly .
10 ‘ I should jolly well think so , ’ Matt put in , eyeing her sternly .
11 He took a sip of coffee and leant back , eyeing her intently .
12 She realized that Bridget was eyeing her curiously , and swallowed a mouthful of wine .
13 He held her away for a second , eyeing her curiously .
14 He reached over for the glass and swallowed down the rest of its contents , eyeing her malevolently .
15 As she went through the door he called her back , eyeing her speculatively .
16 Whereupon she said , ‘ Eeeee — ’ — in a high-pitched , slaughtered-pig-like way , thought Lydia , eyeing her dispassionately .
17 But both speechlessness and agitation went flying when , eyeing her sardonically , he did open his mouth .
18 He paused for a moment , eyeing her consideringly .
19 He paused , eyeing her consideringly .
20 He released her and stood back , eyeing her thoughtfully .
21 Rose was eyeing her frowningly .
22 Joan saw a little girl of eight or nine years , eyeing her alertly and clinging to David 's hand .
23 ‘ What is it ? ’ the old man said , eyeing her almost suspiciously .
24 Gradually , because of all the trouble he was getting into , and with Mr Crangle eyeing him suspiciously every time he the Bookman .
25 ‘ Only if you promise not to talk Man 's Talk when I 'm in the kitchen making gagging noises so that you think I 've got an Espresso machine , ’ said Sorrel , eyeing him suspiciously .
26 Leonora giggled , then bit her lip , eyeing him anxiously .
27 Some page from a knightly family , most likely , thought Harry , eyeing him distantly out of the obscuring mist of his own preoccupations .
28 Not that there was a spare ounce of flesh on him , Robbie decided , eyeing him surreptitiously as she edged carefully around him .
29 ‘ Yeah , ’ she sighed , still eyeing him distrustfully , ‘ it 's real nice . ’
30 After they had all begun to move away , twitching up astrakhan collars , eyeing him sharply , Gaily remained beside the new grave .
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