Example sentences of "[conj] a [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie collected union funds whenever the meagre wages permitted , Joy Prentice came to work every Monday with a swollen lip or a black eye , the wheel kept turning and the machines rattled backwards and forwards , backwards and forwards . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , you do n't get twelve years for a busted jaw or a black eye . |
| 3 | Often , Finn emerged from the workroom with a bruise on his cheekbone or a swollen eye , the result of a disagreement over some detail of the work in hand . |
| 4 | James came back to see it once , in the last week of the run , but at the suggestion that a fresh eye — some advice from another director — might be useful , he tendered his resignation . |
| 5 | At least Nautilus dramatizes the point that a lensless eye is better than no eye at all . |
| 6 | ‘ The basic level of social work and social care training pays no more than a passing eye to the kind of skills we need to develop in care management . |
| 7 | Representing a more traditional form of British cinema , John Schlesinger 's Madame Sousatzka ( Virgin ) has a stand-out performance by Shirley MacLaine and a keen eye for varied London locations , while A Time Of Destiny ( Vestron ) is a baroque romantic melodrama from Gregory Nava ( El Norte ) , which despite the miscasting of William Hurt as a Basque immigrant 's son seemed to me to have been unfairly downgraded . |
| 8 | ‘ Eric has good feet and a keen eye for goal and he 'll do well for us . ’ |
| 9 | Eric has good feet and a keen eye for goal and he 'll do well for us . ’ |
| 10 | The jury was shown a video of the clash during a Third Division game on December 14 last year , which left Mr Uzzell with a broken cheekbone and a fractured eye socket floor . |
| 11 | From this , the media people can extract the ratings achieved each time a commercial appears — and a close eye can be kept on what competitors are doing . |
| 12 | Pest-free plants also play a large part in garden hygiene , and a sharp eye will spot unwelcome visitors so that the necessary curative measures can be taken . |
| 13 | Appearance faults , according to the Breed Standard , include the following : Light , tall , greyhound-like in general appearance ; too long , too short , narrow body ; prominent occipital bone ; hound-like head and expression ; narrow , light , too short , too long , or coarse head ; flat forehead ( little or no stop ) ; narrow lower jaw ; long or pointed muzzle ; cheeks too protruding ; ram 's or split nose , bridge or nose dished or sloping ; tip of nose light or spotted ; open , pink or spotted lips , corners of the mouth open ; distemper teeth ; wrinkles on the head ; ears set too low , large , long , floppy , turned back , not lying close , or irregularly carried ; light ( yellow ) eyes , or a light and a dark eye , open , deep-set , too full , round , staring eyes , piercing gaze ; neck too long , thick , weak muscled , dewlaps or loose skin on throat ; forelegs set narrow or not straight ; light nails ; tail set too high or too low ; coat soft , too short or too long , wavy coat , absence of undercoat ; markings of the wrong colour , poorly defined or too extensive ; white spots ; dewclaws on the hind legs . |
| 14 | Parents on Merseyside were keeping a firm grip and a watchful eye on their children yesterday . |
| 15 | Wright has lightning pace and a fabulous eye for goal . |
| 16 | On the other side of Horse Guards Parade a little group of people are clustered around a strange animal with three splayed front legs , two rear legs in trousers and a single eye projecting from the middle of its forehead . |
| 17 | The film charts her transformation from soulmate to psychopath with relentless logic and a fine eye for creepiness and is only let down by its over-the-top climax . |
| 18 | He had been expected to be out of the game for at least two months after suffering concussion and a broken eye socket from a punch , but has made a remarkable recovery . |
| 19 | There are occasions when the Nelson touch is needed and a blind eye turned when events are not turning out quite as well as planned . |
| 20 | It also has a black eye stripe and a false eye spot near the tail . |
| 21 | Virtually his entire skeleton was visible through his coat , he had lice and a weeping eye . |
| 22 | He would later describe the king as " one of the most brilliant statesman I have ever been privileged to meet , with a fantastic memory and a third eye which gives him great sensitivity and extraordinary perception . " |
| 23 | It is difficult to decide which article was best , for every one was superbly written , with wit and an ever-vigilant eye to detail . |
| 24 | Close behind his PA , the formidable Helen Liddell , kept her mobile phone clamped to her ear and an anxious eye on her watch . |
| 25 | He knew she was a highly successful businesswoman with , according to Gabriel , no real flair for fashion but a keen eye on the market-place . |
| 26 | Initial indications are that the treatment has had a marked effect , but a close eye will be kept on the situation , and regular reports made to the council . |
| 27 | Strictly speaking , priests were n't supposed to visit the theatre , but a blind eye had been turned to the attendance of rehearsals . |
| 28 | While a Western eye is familiar with the process of looking , as it were , through an image to what it represents or means , an Eastern critic looks also at the surface of a painting or a drawing , in which a poem or other calligraphic element may form an integral part of the work . |
| 29 | This theme is a useful one for assessing the quality of a critic 's writing , since it tempts the rash into speculation , while an impoverished eye will miss relevant and useful comparisons . |
| 30 | Nagging fears and doubts , as well as a shrewd eye for the main chance , had sent some of their number into other parties to leave behind a group of stalwarts to insist that there was a liberal way out of the dilemma , a middle way . |