Example sentences of "a [adv] [adj] eye [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is another way back , ’ he said quietly as Maggie stood by the Land Rover and cast a rather fearful eye up the valley . |
| 2 | I shall be getting the full papers from the Coroner 's office eventually , and I run a rather cursory eye over the brief details here . |
| 3 | During the previous six months I had been able to keep a more watchful eye on the whereabouts of the elusive Charlie , thanks to the help of a young officer Daphne had introduced me to who worked in the War Office . |
| 4 | We will turn a more critical eye to the assumptions and propositions of this model in the final part of this chapter . |
| 5 | ( Opposite , top ) Self-defence for a rhinoceros may be little more than casting a sleepily arrogant eye on the hungry lions surrounding it ; for an agitated elephant , on the other hand , it may be a vigorous charge . |
| 6 | A sucker is a stem growth arising either from a previously dormant eye in the stem or the root-stock , or from the healing tissue ( callus ) that follows a wound and damage to stem or root , and they occur in many plants , not only roses . |
| 7 | It was obvious that my aircraft was not in a condition for any further fighting and I flew a zig-zag course back to the 'drome keeping a very watchful eye on the sky around me . |
| 8 | ‘ But the old signorina has a very good eye for a horse , ’ said Leon , as though there might be a connection between judging horse flesh and marrying . |
| 9 | I think what we have got to bear in mind , Mr Chairman , is that the small business is , it is a very , very dangerous time as we come out of recession , more businesses get into difficulties when they 're into expanding , than when they 're just , just surviving , if you like so erm , I think we have to keep a very careful eye on the next six months . |
| 10 | So far the Musée Rodin has kept up a pretence of knowing nothing about the case while in reality keeping an extremely close eye on every aspect of it . |
| 11 | Tithes of reed were reserved for the local priest on the Somerset Levels , and Chaucer 's monk cast an entirely practical eye on the local birdlife : ‘ he liked a swan best , and roasted whole . ’ |