Example sentences of "with an eye [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Phormio 's action in making the alliance , though only a pawn penetration , was an offensive move against Corinth deep in her own , Adriatic , side of the colonial chess-board ; and it was perhaps defensively conceived with an eye to a further-flung Corinthian colony , Syracuse . |
| 2 | They conclude : ‘ We therefore approach the passive with an eye to a bold simplification of the problems of meaning . |
| 3 | He had the personality for it , strong , aggressive and with an eye to a bargain . |
| 4 | With an eye to a safe driving career , Neil Brown from Wing near Aylesbury was declared the winner . |
| 5 | ‘ I could be quite wrong here , but amongst the French soldiers likely to attend the opera is one of exalted rank , married to an ageing but unfaithful wife , and with an eye for a pretty woman … ’ |
| 6 | Those with an eye for a lucrative deal raced to convert every spare inch of space — from barns and warehouses to derelict docksides — into fashionable homes . |
| 7 | With an eye for a nice little earner , Del Trotter dictated his letter of application to chief sports writer Roy Collins . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Tottenham chief executive Terry Venables has arranged for Lazio to return in November , and Alan Sugar , chairman of Tottenham Hotspur plc , said : ‘ Those with an eye for a popular event will immediately recognise the potential of these fixtures . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | The volatile Scot , currently on a month 's loan to Birmingham City after being transfer-listed by Southampton , lines up against Newcastle with an eye on a move back into the Premier League . |