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

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1 He looks me straight in the eyes as he takes his hand from my glass .
2 Naomi looks her straight in the eye , and demands , in a stage-whisper , ‘ Is it anything … to do with … sex ? ’
3 The woman is looking me straight in the eyes , Alida thought , she does not know even the basic elements of courtesy , she has paid no attention at all to the very relevant account of my condition .
4 Looking me straight in the eye she replied , ‘ Nice is in every child . ’
5 I remember looking him straight in the eye at this point in order to try and fathom the motives behind his proposal .
6 ‘ No , ’ she said , looking him straight in the eye and immediately wishing she had n't .
7 ‘ 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 .
8 ‘ Do n't you ? ’ said Owen , looking him straight in the eye .
9 I said , and looking her straight in the eye , I asked : ‘ Why is everybody picking on me ?
10 Joe , in fact , was looking her straight in the eye .
11 ‘ Exactly what I say , ’ he growled , looking her straight in the eyes .
12 They could n't even look me straight in the eye , but they agreed I should withdraw from everything . ’
13 Emily had been able to look them straight in the eye even then and say that Nan would cause no trouble .
14 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 .
15 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 ? ’
16 Would n't look you straight in the eye . ’
17 I 'll grip it between thumb and forefinger , look it straight in the eye and say , ‘ You 've got to be fucking kidding . ’
18 ‘ If you 're scared of something , look it straight in the eye and it will go away , ’ Grams had said .
19 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 :
20 She looked me straight in the eye .
21 Wilkerson looked me straight in the eye and said , ‘ You could kill me , Nicky .
22 Wilkerson took the cartons from us and looked me straight in the eye .
23 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 . ’
24 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 ? ’
25 In that second , while Jinny was babbling on about Joe , the boy looked her straight in the eyes and spoke soundlessly , his lips shaping a single word .
26 Then , placing my hands on my hips like I had seen Mum do many times when in a– temper , I looked her straight in the eyes .
27 He looked her straight in the eyes .
28 Colour touched her cheeks but she looked him straight in the eyes and was just about to reply when the kitchen door opened and Gerard 's solid footsteps sound along the hall .
29 Miss Menzies suddenly stood up , looked him straight in the eyes and said , ‘ Do you know it 's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer ? ’
30 Now sir , can you tell me this , ’ and she looked him straight in the eyes , ‘ will it be just the same for him as if you had baptized him ? ’
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