Example sentences of "under the eye of [art] " in BNC.

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1 If , under Hugh MacLennan , he was able to form his judgment and turn his phrases under the eye of a skilful novelist , in Louis Dudek 's adroit hands he was able to fashion and test his poetic acumen to the full ; both were to be of absorbing interest to him .
2 The audience file in to discover three actors sitting ragged and disconsolate under the eye of a fourth who is reading the Bible and shouting ‘ Shut up ! ’ at intervals .
3 They ignore that what is learned at Highlander is usually tested in real life , and under the eye of unrelenting opponents , not in the classroom under the eye of a tutor . ’
4 Once I did this under the eye of a policeman who nabbed me for parking on a yellow line when I emerged from the bank a few minutes later .
5 A herd of yak grazed under the eye of a small boy , their calves playing , rolling on their backs in sandy patches by the water .
6 In 1200 , for example , Hubert fitzRalph paid 30 marks in respect of his manor and wood of Crich , and William fitzWakelin 60 marks for his manor of Stainsby , all in Derbyshire ; in 1205 William of Eynesford obtained a similar charter for his manor of Stockton , and in 1209 Henry Biset owed the king £100 for the disafforestment of his wood of Borley and manor of Kidderminster , according to the metes and bounds declared under the eye of the Chief Justice of the Forest and the knights of the county of Worcestershire .
7 We who have not lived under the eye of the secret police should not be smug , says JOHN KEEGAN
8 The filming was to take place at the National Theatre under the eye of the distinguished director Mr Hugh Hudson .
9 Only around Bucharest itself , where veteran drivers of bulldozers operated occasionally under the eye of the Conducator himself , was much done .
10 Under the eye of the police
11 Port Glasgow and Leith , the main centres of trade , were the ports with the best-paid officers , but equally , they would also require the greatest amount of work from the incumbents , who would be much more under the eye of the supervisory staff based at Edinburgh , which might well make a less well-paid , but remote , port more attractive to the more independent officers .
12 As to the deployment of a RDF , this would entail a mixed air and sea operation under the eye of the US Central Command based in Florida , to transport airborne , marine and other formations from the US .
13 First aid , exits , the condition of floors and walkways , waste bins , benches , tool cupboards , machines and lighting all come under the eye of the monitors .
14 Again , they shrug , if they could survive with a front-row of Ricky Evans , Nigel Meek and Hugh Williams-Jones against England , they should hardly be in undue trouble against Scotland — particularly as they will be under the eye of the same referee in France 's Joel Dume .
15 He trots around doing menial jobs under the eye of the warder , but in fact is a guerrilla leader who is merely pretending to be mad .
16 Under the eyes of a serious , tall Palestinian with a pistol in his holster , they were singing , over and over again : ‘ Fatah , we are your children and , when we are older , we will be your soldiers . ’
17 The republicans , for their part , provided muscle , discipline and willingness to undertake risky tasks — it was the republicans who smuggled placards and banners out of the Bogside and across Craigavon Bridge to the Waterside , under the eyes of the RUC , on 5 October 1968 .
18 She positioned herself on a front bench , laid out her pastels and board , and began drawing under the eyes of the judge , who , be all accounts , turned a shade of puce .
19 He flashed his security pass under the eyes of the two armed guards posted beside the exit door .
20 She positioned herself on a front bench , laid out her pastels and board , and began drawing under the eyes of the judge , who , be all accounts , turned a shade of puce .
21 Perhaps symbolic is the typical picket line of today ; people in high spirits shouting slogans and singing to the beat of a salsa band as they march defiantly under the eyes of the police contrast with the solemn processions of strikers we had seen in the 1940s , walking through the streets in silence and in proper order , as if to create any disturbance was a mark of poor breeding .
22 But as she perambulated the piazza under the eyes of the card-players and the widows in the shadowy doorways of the houses bordering the conventional route at this hour ! she caught no sight of him .
23 Bentham 's intention here was explicit , for as he remarked ( Works , IV p 70 ) : " It is obvious that the more the persons to be inspected are under the eyes of the persons who should inspect them , the more perfectly will the purpose of the establishment have been attained .
24 A PUNCH-up right under the eyes of the law went unpunished as a town took a trip back in time .
25 As the sheriff officers supervised the house clearance , construction officials measured the family pigeon lofts and dog runs for removal and the ferrets were packed away under the eyes of an animal welfare officer .
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