Example sentences of "eye [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the throngs of passing students I was thinking fondly of Jordi when someone who was obviously an American passed by , and our eyes met for a split second . |
| 2 | Their eyes met for a split second , bleak green against ice-blue , and in that fleeting moment she wanted to tell him the truth , she wanted to explain , repaint the picture that had been mistakenly built up . |
| 3 | Her eyes closed for a brief second as she drew all her inner strength together to steady her voice . |
| 4 | Isabel 's eyes closed for a despairing second . |
| 5 | Their eyes held for a long time and then he rested back on his elbows and looked at the treetops , his face suddenly serious . |