Example sentences of "eyeing the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A great nation , the French , ’ said Mrs Locombe-Stableford , eyeing the puddings . |
| 2 | Tatyana Scholl , the West German who was to win the Miss Bikini ( physique ) class , took time out from her press-ups to waddle around nervously like a weight-lifter eyeing the bar . |
| 3 | He was buried under subversive literature between the Gardening Society ( whose president sat framed by snaps of himself communing with plants ) and the Women 's Group , unhappily eyeing the occupant of the Rocky Horror Society stand , who , dressed in regulation suspenders and holed stockings , was doing roaring business . |
| 4 | Funny uniforms they wear these days , he thought , eyeing the girl 's navy-blue nylon overall and hat like a white forage cap . |
| 5 | On a wet day , eyeing the lanes of traffic before crossing to the hospital , I caught my toe in a paving-stone and fell fiat . |
| 6 | Carlie was still looking at him , eyeing the casts , his toes sticking out at the end . |
| 7 | Mrs Lennox queried , eyeing the loaves Maggie had laid beside the water containers . |
| 8 | Chopping wood , making bonfires , sawing logs , collecting acorns , eyeing the strawberries while patrolling up and down with his special secateurs , he appeared to one neighbour ‘ like a magic gardener in a fairy story ’ . |
| 9 | They were hot and prickly to wear , and impossible to keep clean , but they charmed the child so thoroughly that she was content to sit as still and silent as a doll eyeing the dazzling frills and listening to the faint crackle of the underskirts . |
| 10 | ‘ Comrade , ’ said Khrushchev , eyeing the back of the Great Hall , ‘ that is exactly what we were doing all those years under Stalin . ’ |
| 11 | The two island republics cast their lot with him after Japan began eyeing the Western Pacific as a potential dumping ground . |
| 12 | Export men are eyeing the 34 km stretch between Riyadh airport and the Saudi Arabian capital . |
| 13 | Windsor thinks that several F1 stars are eyeing the US scene . |
| 14 | Eaton is eyeing the future : ‘ We 've got plenty of struggles left , but I feel very good about the people and the cars ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Modern technology is so infinitesimally delicate , ’ Milligan explained , eyeing the electronic boxes with distrust . |
| 16 | Out in force a week or so prior to the start of the meeting , they hunted for stories like lions seeking water on a drought-ridden veldt , lingering outside the security fences and eyeing the carabinieri , who would let none through without the appropriate pass . |
| 17 | There were murmurs of assent , though Sara noticed the children eyeing the plum pudding impatiently . |
| 18 | He sat back again , eyeing the blank wall before him , confident that he 'd catch it , however good it was . |
| 19 | They sit in silence , hands in laps , eyeing the food suspiciously — a well-practised act . |
| 20 | Willie nodded shyly and went after Sammy who was eyeing the flowers in someone 's window box . |
| 21 | ‘ Later , perhaps , ’ said Tom , thinking that Willie was eyeing the buns . |
| 22 | Househunters are eyeing the estate agents ' windows with new , predatory enthusiasm … there is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air . ’ |
| 23 | Priestley received £3,000 and is now eyeing the £30,000 first prize at the Embassy World Championship . |
| 24 | Eyeing the magnates one by one , he nodded his head . |
| 25 | A half glance at the congregation , then back to eyeing the piece of paper . |
| 26 | EIGA reckons its plan will appeal to UK and European businesses ranging from hoteliers trying to set up in Moscow to oil giants eyeing the vast energy resources of Kazakhsthan . |
| 27 | RICHARD HANNON is eyeing the gold in a bid to clinch his first ever trainer 's title . |
| 28 | At Tabitha 's side Marco was clutching his duffel and eyeing the unfolded net in some apprehension . |
| 29 | ‘ Very nice , ’ said Joe , eyeing the purchases , she 'd set out on the bed , ‘ but explain why it 's taken you all day . ’ |
| 30 | Chain stitch , Laura thought , eyeing the weight in the ceiling cloth ( had it moved ? ) , chain stitch and 600 a term . |