Example sentences of "[verb] eye [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Although lateral eye movements appear at first sight to offer a simple and straightforward way of assessing which hemisphere is active at a given Instant , the evidence relating eye movements to hemisphere function is at present rather insubstantial .
2 McHaffie and Stein ( 1982 ) have also reported eye movements after colliculus stimulation in rats , although it is not clear that they are true saccades .
3 LancĂ´me 's L'Origine collection is probably the best example of this ; it offers a choice of four natural , harmonising eye colours in different intensities .
4 They checked on the possibility that saccadic movements made with the eyes closed , or in the dark , might be slowed , or that the velocity may then be independent of length of saccade , and found that they were not : that is , waking eye movements with eyes closed , or in the dark , are the same as with eyes opened and in the light .
5 Verbal questions tended to elicit eye movements to the right whereas questions of a spatial nature tended to elicit movements to the left .
6 Activity in giant cells in the pontine brainstem have been shown to precede eye movements in REM sleep in animals ( or paradoxical sleep , as it is called in rodents and cats ) while there is no evidence that cortical activity can influence these cells ' discharges .
7 A drug named idoxuridine , synthesized as a possible agent against cancer , proved to be effective in treating eye infections with a herpes virus .
8 Critics of the Conservatives ' policy on health point to the decline in the number of people having eye tests since the introduction of a fixed charge for the service .
9 Unfortunately Aisling has had to have eye operations after developing glaucoma and this has prevented treatment resuming .
10 An ophthalmologist is an doctor who diagnoses and treats eye disorders by medical or surgical means .
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