Example sentences of "[verb] my eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I raise my eyes to heaven and scream for mercy . |
| 2 | The scaffold there was the first thing I clapped my eyes on when we entered the stinking streets of Paris . |
| 3 | Though many pieces caught my eye at Harrow , space limits my personal choice . |
| 4 | Other stands that caught my eye on my tour were Johnny van Haeften 's very fine paintings , Wartski 's exquisite objets d'arts , David Messum 's fine painting , Bernheimer Fine Arts , and Garrard the Crown Jewellers ' silver . |
| 5 | Tom caught my eye behind her back and winked to acknowledge my presence on alien territory . |
| 6 | The barmaid caught my eye in the mirror . |
| 7 | ‘ No , ’ I sighed , opening my eyes as a series of splashes announced another chaotic event on the spillway . |
| 8 | I sang quite loudly to rise above the noise of the cars , and fixed my eyes on Anna , walking among the tables with her straw hat ready for coins . |
| 9 | I gulped , and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk . |
| 10 | I 'll be keeping my eye on future developments in piezoelectric inkjet technology . |
| 11 | I approached my bowl warily , keeping my eye on her . |
| 12 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 13 | And now that I 'm up here the problem is keeping my eyes on this page and stopping my mind from wandering and my pen from straying to the edge of the paper and doodling , something I am sure to give in to before long . |
| 14 | I dropped my eyes to my foot , straightened out the tongue , and stood up . |
| 15 | Embarrassed , I dropped my eyes to the hymnsheet in front of me . |
| 16 | If I can lift my eyes from pots and pans |
| 17 | But I could see with my inner eye the form of my Lord Krishna , seated before Arjuna in the chariot on the battlefield of Kurukshetra , and I heard the sublime thoughts , and this filled my eyes with tears of joy and love . ' ’ |
| 18 | There was a small hole in the door , and I put my eye to it . |
| 19 | At length , shielding my eyes against the dazzling ripples , I returned to land . |
| 20 | The thumb was out as I resolutely walked along the road shielding my eyes from oncoming lights and wistfully following the tails lights of cars that sailed by . |
| 21 | Working in the WTN news room for the past four years had opened my eyes to how the media worked . |
| 22 | ‘ It has opened my eyes to the value of self-development , showing that people can acquire new skills without having to resort to external courses . ’ |
| 23 | I opened my eyes into a black web . |
| 24 | I opened my eyes at fucking five to six and I could see him at the window Ken ran then across the road and he says Dawn your brother 's been trying to get in for ages . |
| 25 | I opened my eyes to the sun riding high over Fair Hill . |
| 26 | I opened my eyes to the sound of yet more crashing of dustbin lids , gales of laughter and the occasional scream coming from behind the bushes . |
| 27 | As so often occurs in these situations , I had become blind to the obvious — that is , until my pondering over the implications of Miss Kenton 's letter finally opened my eyes to the simple truth : that these small errors of recent months have derived from nothing more sinister than a faulty staff plan . |
| 28 | But , hysteria apart , these trips opened my eyes to a new world of music and beauty , of which there had n't , of necessity , been a great deal during the last six years . |
| 29 | Yes , it opened my eyes to the plight of socialists and Labour Party members in England and to the fact that not all the English voted Tory , particularly in the north . |
| 30 | I opened my eyes under water and saw the ghost-like shape of Harvey against the darkness all around . |