Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wexford looked up and met the shifty eyes . |
| 2 | She paused , feeling a shiver work its way down her spine as she met the black eyes that were regarding her so closely now . |
| 3 | Rostov met the accusing eyes squarely , then he shrugged . |
| 4 | Rising from his kneeling position , Chuck met the anxious eyes of the others grouped around him . |
| 5 | They both looked round , and met the startled eyes of Mrs Pigdon , the landlady . |
| 6 | Then his startled gaze met the glowing eyes above the white patch of the handkerchief the man was holding at his mouth . |
| 7 | He apologised to readers and to Philips Dictation Systems : ‘ Could of was simply a typesetting error that slipped passed the keenest eyes ’ , he wrote . |
| 8 | She made the mischievous eyes look at her and one finger pointed at the ladybird , another drew her gaze downwards to the lake . |
| 9 | He twinkled the blue eyes at her . |
| 10 | The trilobites produced the mosaic eye which has been retained by the insects . |
| 11 | When volunteers were called for to drop on a remote Yugoslavian mountain , their packs laden with gelignite to blow up bridges , I carefully avoided the challenging eye and the demanding notice board . |
| 12 | A sardonic gleam entered the grey eyes as he paused . |
| 13 | At last , as I set my knife and fork down , I caught the gloomy eye of my table-companion and ventured to say , ‘ You will be in Geneva tomorrow in time to see this wretched woman brought to justice , I presume ? ’ |
| 14 | She cast a malevolent eye at the window as a squall of rain battered the glass , then began an inspection of supplies . |
| 15 | 3 of the youngest journalists around are here to have Telegraph editor Max Hastings cast a critical eye over their school paper ; the Ann Cam Citizen . |
| 16 | Sharpe cast a professional eye at the smoke of the French cooking fires . |
| 17 | He cast a professional eye over the report . |
| 18 | John — Augustus cast a sentimental eye on his retreat , convinced in his euphoria of pristine well-being that he had encountered one of nature 's radicals , someone to whom he could reveal his new true feelings . |
| 19 | Karl , as it were , added the italics as he cast a speculative eye over a huge grey building which loomed over the avenue like a battleship over a flotilla of cargo boats and from which , in the still , clear air , hung a vast flag , red , with a golden hammer and sickle emblazoned on it . |
| 20 | She cast a speculative eye on Lucy Lane . |
| 21 | He cast a scathing eye at the rows of bottles . |
| 22 | He cast a shrewd eye at her . |
| 23 | Down in Australia Brian Johnston cast a knowing eye round the field and told his audience of millions that Neil Harvey was standing with his legs apart , waiting for a tickle . |
| 24 | She fixed a baleful eye on Angelica , and said , ‘ If ever they bring back hanging , I would n't advise you to apply for the job . ’ |
| 25 | Mother Bombie , too , fixed a glittering eye more keenly on the young woman . |
| 26 | Feeling in one of the pockets I found a black eye patch for added colour and realised that my crew were endorsing the senior officer 's joke about piracy in the Channel . |
| 27 | Ratners caught a few eyes after being pegged to losses of £27m . |
| 28 | WPc Clark sustained a black eye . |
| 29 | ‘ We 're under the Clyde now , ’ he cast an intellectual eye at the roof of the carriage . |
| 30 | She cast an appraising eye over the clean kitchen and listened to the music of the sizzling pie . |