Example sentences of "an eye [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He was one who had an eye for such mysteries ? ’ |
2 | It was a good room , she decided , severe , yet opulent She already had an eye for such things . |
3 | Confidence men always have an eye for extra exits . |
4 | Physical ferocity and an eye for human responses — the latter fostered by my mother — did the rest . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The Group would review all proposals with an eye to determining issues of policy . |
7 | The word list has been created with an eye to current concerns so that students will be exposed to an up-to-date vocabulary that is relevant to them . |
8 | At each level , the word list has been created with an eye to current concerns so that students are exposed to an up-to-date vocabulary which is really relevant to their needs . |
9 | With an eye to new markets for our technical services , we are developing closer relationships with partners in Western Europe . |
10 | Thus , although the main aim of our research was to help Wirral Council to develop policies and plan services for heroin users , based on a sound empirical base , we also had an eye to improving methods of estimating prevalence which any community might employ to answer such questions as : How many residents are known to use heroin or other illicit drugs ? |
11 | No one with half an eye on current trends is mentioning that his main claim to fame used to be as Susan Sarandon 's toy boy . |
12 | The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and , if necessary , step in to protect her beloved ‘ firm ’ . |
13 | A new range of weather monitors that enable everyone to keep an eye on prevailing conditions is now available from Davis Instruments . |
14 | There was a glass-fronted office on one side of the entrance where the SPs sat and kept an eye on all departures . |
15 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
16 | With an eye on recent developments in neighbouring Romania , trade union leaders appealed to strikers not to stage demonstrations , apparently fearful of a spread of unrest . |
17 | Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations . |
18 | The kitchen was a chaotic babble of activity , with Colban issuing orders in all directions and striving to keep an eye on those attendants who were entrusted with the care of vital sauces and gravies . |
19 | I 'm supposed to keep my wits about me , and an eye on those longhouses . |
20 | Knowing the risks , Bloomsbury House kept an eye on those children who were reunited with their parents . |
21 | And turning to his colleague he said , ‘ Charley , keep an eye on these buggers while I nip round to the station . ’ |
22 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on these bastards . |
23 | keep an eye on sniffable products in the home . |
24 | He spent three years in New York State as resident secretary of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club , a rich men 's recreation park on the Hudson River , whence he could keep an eye on wealthy Irish-Americans . |
25 | Haverford , his head cocked on one side , was casting an eye over blonde girls from Sweden , Guildford or Saskatoon , quite undiscouraged when they did n't return his smile but merely quickened their pace towards the souvenir stalls . |