Example sentences of "look [pers pn] straight in the eye " in BNC.

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1 Naomi looks her straight in the eye , and demands , in a stage-whisper , ‘ Is it anything … to do with … sex ? ’
2 Looking me straight in the eye she replied , ‘ Nice is in every child . ’
3 I remember looking him straight in the eye at this point in order to try and fathom the motives behind his proposal .
4 ‘ No , ’ she said , looking him straight in the eye and immediately wishing she had n't .
5 ‘ Sir , ’ said the lady , looking him straight in the eye as he paused in his task to glance at her , so that his hand stilled and his gaze remained on her serious face , ‘ I am no more the victim of circumstance than are you .
6 ‘ Do n't you ? ’ said Owen , looking him straight in the eye .
7 I said , and looking her straight in the eye , I asked : ‘ Why is everybody picking on me ?
8 Joe , in fact , was looking her straight in the eye .
9 They could n't even look me straight in the eye , but they agreed I should withdraw from everything . ’
10 Emily had been able to look them straight in the eye even then and say that Nan would cause no trouble .
11 These are for the climbers , and when you feel puny as a walker you can sidle over to someone looking through this rail and look them straight in the eye , secure in the knowledge that nothing in hill-walking requires you to dress in such a gruesome fashion .
12 The surface of the palladium is better preserved , allowing the deuterium to infuse better ; it is easy to prepare clean solutions ; and if I look you straight in the eye and say ‘ If you think of any nuclear phenomena what would you choose ’ — well , it is obvious is n't it ? ’
13 Would n't look you straight in the eye . ’
14 I 'll grip it between thumb and forefinger , look it straight in the eye and say , ‘ You 've got to be fucking kidding . ’
15 ‘ If you 're scared of something , look it straight in the eye and it will go away , ’ Grams had said .
16 And then she would look to Gary for him to begin the piano again , and she would look us straight in the eye for as long as possible , and she would sing :
17 She looked me straight in the eye .
18 Wilkerson looked me straight in the eye and said , ‘ You could kill me , Nicky .
19 Wilkerson took the cartons from us and looked me straight in the eye .
20 At one point during the meal , she reached over to me , put her hand on mine , looked me straight in the eye and said , ‘ I think you are a lesbian . ’
21 But my prize for all time lack of observation goes to the old gentleman who , after walking past row upon row of fish tanks , stacks of fish food and eye-catching displays of pond accessories , looked me straight in the eye and said : ‘ Do you do cheese and tomato sandwiches ? ’
22 Mark looked him straight in the eye .
23 She looked him straight in the eye and said , ‘ Do you know , dearie , it 's a matter of the utmost indifference to me what you do . ’
24 Mr Bewdsley looked him straight in the eye .
25 I looked him straight in the eye .
26 I looked him straight in the eye .
27 She raised her lashes , raised her chin , looked him straight in the eye through a controlled mist of tears .
28 ‘ Excuse me , you ca n't leave that there ! ’ she said firmly , and looked him straight in the eye .
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