Example sentences of "corner of [pos pn] eye [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of the corner of her eye she looked , though , to see if her father was angry at the idea of a mere woman knowing the Words . |
| 2 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw Prentice moving closer . |
| 3 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw a man in a white coat floundering through the snow towards them , and in some intuitive way this increased her anxiety to be off . |
| 4 | From the corner of her eye she saw the security guards wrestle him to the ground . |
| 5 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw Tweed glance again in the wing mirror . |
| 6 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw Oliver move irritably . |
| 7 | In the corner of her eye she saw Maurin stir , looking up and gauging whether Durance 's rage was abated . |
| 8 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw that he and Simone were getting along like a house on fire . |
| 9 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw angry movement . |
| 10 | I mean there was a classic case a couple of years ago of a lady who was pushing a baby in a pram across a zebra crossing and as she was half way across out of the corner of her eye she saw a truck thundering towards her which was quite clearly was n't going to stop and that you know a sort of fairly anxious situation , and she froze . |
| 11 | Out of the corner of her eye she saw that David had dived below the surface . |
| 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 | Out of the corner of her eye she watched Travis unroll the sleeping-bag and sit down to remove his boots . |
| 15 | From the corner of his eye he noticed Mait 's footprints in the dust . |
| 16 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw a face appear in the corridor . |
| 17 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw some wirelesses in a shop window . |
| 18 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw Hammond start forward . |
| 19 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw the stretcher give a great jump . |
| 20 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the young man join Pavic 's queue . |
| 21 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw Natalie stand up , salute and begin to silently mouth the words of the Promise ! |
| 22 | From the corner of my eye I saw Nigger retreat a couple of paw lengths , perhaps to get a better run at me . |
| 23 | From the corner of my eye I saw little Gino make his way over to the restaurant 's background music system . |
| 24 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone running to a car then it was driven off at speed , and they did n't seem to care about the traffic |
| 25 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the Queen watching us and talking to the Director . |
| 26 | Out of the corner of my eye I noticed how the prioress kept sending him frowning glances at being ignored , interspersed with coy smiles in an attempt to provoke him into some loving conspiracy about the events of the previous night . |
| 27 | Out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw a white butterfly — but it was the white pattern on the tail of an adult , checking up on the brood . |
| 28 | Out of the corner of my eye I watched him wipe himself with Kleenex tissues and drop them on the floor , indifferent to the smears of blood on them . |