Example sentences of "[vb -s] [art] [adj] eye " in BNC.

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1 At McCaffrey 's Quarry , a couple of miles outside Derrylin , blasting day involves the watchful eye of the security forces .
2 And , while none of the industrial townscapes could be described as pretty , he has a terrific eye .
3 And , while none of the industrial townscapes could be described as pretty , he has a terrific eye .
4 Eight-month-old Adam Bennett has a rare eye condition causing detached retinas .
5 Mrs Stevenson told The Art Newspaper , ‘ Ted has a golden eye , but the board felt he was lacking in certain areas that were necessary here ’ .
6 She has a sharp eye for a toyboy .
7 This sharp-nosed puffer fish ( left ) has a real eye , on the right , that is not inconspicuous .
8 Moving in the kind of world she does , she has a real eye for what looks good . ’
9 It also has a black eye stripe and one at the rear .
10 It also has a black eye stripe .
11 It also has a black eye stripe and a false eye spot near the tail .
12 Work in something of a muddle , but Vicky has a great eye for detail .
13 The noses of the two figures that are seen from in front are in profile , while the figure at the left , which is in strict profile , has a full-face eye .
14 ‘ Trevelyan has a thousand eyes , they say , ’ Ormond added .
15 Helen Carpenter has always taken an interest in clothes and has a good eye for colour but , approaching 40 , she felt it was time to rethink some areas of her looks .
16 He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed .
17 Owner Ricci Burns says : ‘ Peter has a wonderful eye and he vetted all the outfits and knew exactly what would suit Tara . ’
18 On a sixth-century BC vessel made in Etruria , the ketos has a large eye and vicious curved teeth against which the hero holds a sickle ; while in an early Attic scene , he appears about to cut off the monster 's tongue .
19 THE ROLE of the police in South Africa needs a careful eye trained on it in these changing and unstable times , and Gavin Cawthra 's booklet does a fine job in relating the story so far .
20 Females of the three species have sombre plumage of dark brown , and it needs a practised eye to tell female king eider from common eider .
21 She also has an unfailing eye for the object drawn from an array of public and private collections to illustrate gradual changes in techniques and materials .
22 He has an uncanny eye for spotting talent and then displays a willingness to nurture it .
23 A real nature-lover … has an original eye . ’
24 The dark mountain has an electric eye .
25 Our new world industry correspondent , Richard Feast , casts a critical eye over recent motor show offerings , and concludes that Japan 's ‘ lean ’ production methods give them the opportunity to offer imaginative and stimulating new models
26 Indeed , its strength is that it casts a caustic eye over the club scene , dealing with familiar situations with enough self-deprecation and sarcasm to stem any pretension .
27 The second record in a series called The Indestructible Beat of Soweto — a title which shows a sharp eye for selling to the South African solidarity market .
28 Rugby , whose spectators are a fairly respectable lot , turns a blind eye to fighting on the field .
29 The label also turns a blind eye to the live tapes released by the band .
30 Yet the signs are that industry largely turns a blind eye to what appears to a growing problem
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