Example sentences of "from the corner of [pos pn] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the corner of her eye she saw the security guards wrestle him to the ground . |
| 2 | The first she knew of the assault was a motion glimpsed from the corner of her eye : a blurred form approaching her at speed through the thickening sleet . |
| 3 | A single tear escaped from the corner of her eye but she made no move to look away . |
| 4 | She felt a tear squeeze itself from the corner of her eye . |
| 5 | From the corner of her eye , she watched him pick up the first coil of rope . |
| 6 | She could see Klift 's body from the corner of her eye . |
| 7 | From the corner of her eye , she spotted Iris hovering by the entrance . |
| 8 | She heard the clink of the dishes being taken away , then , from the corner of her eye , glimpsed movement as Nathan leaned forward . |
| 9 | ‘ Hilary 's not like that , ’ said Rose , struggling with a handful of vowels , but watching him from the corner of her eye as he made his way nonchalantly up the path . |
| 10 | Watching from the corner of her eye as he curled his fingers round it , she was both pleased and astonished by the look of surprise that crossed his face . |
| 11 | It was a movement so subtle that it seemed to occur from the corner of her eye . |
| 12 | From the corner of her eye she saw him walk away , pause for a moment , then give an indifferent shrug as he went through the kitchen to his study . |
| 13 | From the corner of her eye she saw Ian Woodall make a bee-line for Joanna , and they greeted each other with evident pleasure . |
| 14 | Still peering from the corner of his eye , Frankie stared at her breasts for a long time before he realized with a jolt that she was observing him through the mirror . |
| 15 | A scar ran from the corner of his eye to under his jawbone , and his tattooed arms rested on the desk in front of him , which was covered with mementoes of his Legion career . |
| 16 | From the corner of his eye the stout grey-haired man saw the thug shift his grip on the club . |
| 17 | He looked at her from the corner of his eye . |
| 18 | From the corner of his eye he noticed Mait 's footprints in the dust . |
| 19 | Petion saw her go from the corner of his eye , and fired at the crouching figures on the freighter 's deck with grim determination . |
| 20 | From the corner of his eye Joseph saw his mother emerge from her cabin . |
| 21 | From the corner of his eye Loc noticed Flavia Sherman rise from the table and begin sauntering back towards her hut . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't know what you 're talking about , ’ said Cardiff , seeing from the corner of his eye that Pearce was looking at him quizzically . |
| 23 | But Mr Watson said that Mr Ross saw the briefcase from the corner of his eye and did not see Mr Garvey . |
| 24 | From the corner of my eye I see Walter return and realise with a start that the person accompanying him enswathed in a black bournous is Marianne . |
| 25 | I heard the word ‘ Engländer ’ and saw from the corner of my eye that they were looking at me . |
| 26 | Not far away I caught , from the corner of my eye , the flickering movement as a ringed plover scudded and ran among the sea-pinks . |
| 27 | As he looked me up and down I examined him in turn from the corner of my eye . |
| 28 | We lie together beneath the crumpled warm sheet , and a tear trickles from the corner of my eye as if Jancey was dead . |
| 29 | from the corner of my eye I can see his partner , tangled with his chair in the dirt behind the portacabin . |
| 30 | Behind me his body began to beat against the stern of the boat , and as I turned toward him I saw Rachel from the corner of my eye begin to clamber up from her seat and I called out to her to stay sitting and not to stand but she laughed lightly and tossed back her head and I felt Casey behind me clambering into the boat . |