Example sentences of "[verb] eye [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cardiff retained eye contact with the blond man as he drew level . |
| 2 | failure to clear rubbish in fear of aggravating an industrial dispute would not excuse liability when 12 year old boy received eye injury from exploding aerosol can . |
| 3 | I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds . |
| 4 | If the Secretary of State does not believe that GP fund holding produces two-tier waiting lists , how can he explain the position in Manchester , where patients of fund holders are given eye treatment in a private wing , while patients of other GPs wait 13 months for an appointment ? |
| 5 | You can not read and make eye contact with the audience . |
| 6 | Maggie , who usually avoids eye contact for too long , keeps her face steady on mine . |
| 7 | looking at the other person for at least half the time and holding eye contact for a complete thought ( usually about five seconds ) |
| 8 | I exchanged eye contact with Werewolf 's shades . |
| 9 | Clearly these transects are not comprehensive and omit the distinctive nature of mountainous Barra or the sandstone based Eye Peninsula near Stornoway or the many small uninhabited islands , but these transects highlight the distinction between the low Atlantic coastlands with machair-land and crofting settlement on the west , and the areas of empty mountains and the extensive peat-covered plateaux of the east and most of the interior regions . |
| 10 | evading eye contact with the interviewer . |
| 11 | The major step forward in understanding the role of chlamydia in oculo-genital infection came in the early sixties when a group of workers in London published several reports connecting eye infection in the newborn baby with the presence of chlamydia in the mother 's genital tract and non-specific urethritis in the father . |
| 12 | If I was walking past a building site , I 'd put my head down , trying not to have eye contact with anyone , but I 'd be expecting it anyway — not because I 'm pretty , but because if it 's summer and you 're a girl and , say wearing shorts , it 's inevitable . |
| 13 | Punks were not normally aggressive , and though he adhered to his normal practice of avoiding eye contact in public places he was fairly relaxed about them . |
| 14 | There are culturally determined practices related to eye contact , for example certain aborigines , to be polite , do not look into each other 's eyes as they talk , whereas in the Western world it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation . |
| 15 | The could be if you pop yourself there , he sits there and she sits there , you 're asking him a question , he 's not sure , he looks at her , so if you look you ca n't see what you 're doing , you want to be able to maintain eye contact with them both , yeah , one of the effective ways , well they 're going to be aware of the layout of the living room , this is their , this is their stage . |
| 16 | A good example is to watch a skilful presenter , making eye contact with the audience , standing still , using gestures and visual aids to emphasize a point . |
| 17 | I was paralysed with fear at the very thought of making eye contact with them , let alone playing the teacher . |
| 18 | Furthermore , when visiting our local dominance and submission sex club , we are warned that ‘ master/mistress never initiates eye contact with another 's slave ’ . |
| 19 | Establish eye contact with the judge , and make sure that you can be heard . |
| 20 | Several blind people complained of the excessive concern over their inability to make eye contact with clients and the difficulty they had convincing teaching staff that they could cope . |
| 21 | Any handbook on assertiveness techniques will tell you that the first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewers . |
| 22 | Not to make eye contact with anyone in the audience . |