Example sentences of "eye [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've heard such a lot about the risks to eyes after infection with dog dirt and I 'm very worried . |
| 2 | Brilliant eyes of silvery-green with jet-black pupils . |
| 3 | We must come back with haste , but as we travel let us also reflect on some of the things we see : looking with the eyes of discernment for the hand of the Enemy on the controls of the engine of progress . |
| 4 | A woman was sprayed in the eyes with ammonia after disturbing a gang of burglars at her parents home . |
| 5 | Rabbits ( and humans for that matter ) blink their eyes in response to an air puff directed towards the cornea . |
| 6 | To her dismay , hot tears burned her eyes in frustration at the physical weakness that kept her kneeling in such a submissive attitude at his feet for several more seconds . |
| 7 | It stirred something deep and primitive in her and she closed her eyes in bliss as the last garment dropped to the floor . |
| 8 | Travis closed his eyes in pain for a second , and then almost as if he could n't help himself he reached out a hand and pulled her to him , pressing a kiss on her hair . |
| 9 | Textbooks also mention lid oedema , hyperpigmentation and oedema of the conjunctiva , and dry eyes in association with chlorambucil use . |
| 10 | The moment he finished , an elderly mandarin with a white , wispy goatee appeared from behind another pillar beside the throne and translated the emperor 's brief address into melodiously accented French : Several times the Resident Superior dipped his chin an inch and lowered his eyes in acknowledgment of a dutiful reference to " the great protecting nation of France , " and when the translation ended he inclined his head more formally without bowing . |
| 11 | Most of them went through the ritual of gazing about them with curious eyes in search of a familiar face among the crowds . |
| 12 | She slumps , exhausted , moving only her eyes from side to side as she follows our next exchange . |
| 13 | When , however , it is exposed in the left field alone , the tendency to move the eyes at the beginning of the line ( presumably the dominant one ) would be in conflict with the tendency to move the eyes from left to right . |
| 14 | I walked partway along the trail , closing my eyes from time to time , imagining myself blind , unable to see . |
| 15 | ‘ Immacolata has learned the recipe in her Domestic Science period at school , with some improvements , ’ Maria Filippa said , raising her eyes to heaven at the crudeness of the teacher 's version , so that her eyebrows , already high in her forehead , jumped into her hairline . |
| 16 | He rolled his eyes to heaven in mock devotion , and intoned , ‘ Give me a husband , ora pro nobis . |
| 17 | Beside him Ratagan was quivering like a nervous horse , his eyes on fire under the bristling brows , his hand clenched on the shaft of his axe . |
| 18 | total and irrecoverable loss of all sight in one or both eyes rendering the Insured person absolutely blind in the eye or eyes beyond remedy by surgical or other treatment |
| 19 | ‘ It 's Len Seager , ’ she said softly , noting the flicker of recognition in David 's eyes at mention of the man 's name . |
| 20 | He rolled up his eyes by way of an answer and left in search of a less threatening conversation . |
| 21 | She 'd read that when an elephant has a wound , the mahout squirts chilli juice in its eyes by way of distraction . |
| 22 | Nor are all bruises evidence of battering : I have vivid memories of my own older daughter 's accident-proneness in her earlier years ( she is possibly the only individual in the country to have given herself two black eyes by collision with a holy-water stoup ! ) and on one or two occasions her appearance would inevitably , today , have landed her on the " At risk " register . |
| 23 | With an exceptional eye for hair in fashion photography , Trevor manages to capture the essence of his work in photographs that are profoundly unique and reflect his individuality and sense of style ’ . |
| 24 | What troubles the admirer of Lewis the critic — the man who had such an eye for excellence in the poets of past ages — is that he could be capable of stanza after stanza in which the verse is deadened by flat language , repeated clumsy enjambments and sheer technical incompetence . |
| 25 | On Sunday mornings during the time of the spring and autumn ploughing , the horsemen often strolled around the parish to view one another 's work , estimating its quality with the eye for detail of an exacting sticker at a furrow-drawing match . |
| 26 | Obituary : Edward Bawden : A sardonic eye for detail from Essex to the desert . |
| 27 | With his eye for talent behind the scenes , it seems the Rock Garden is destined to become a prized showcase for the best in Irish rock . |
| 28 | Eleven year old Lisa Morley suffered a badly damaged eye in incident near Grange School in Banbury in May , after which police interviews a boy , who was also aged eleven . |
| 29 | In the present context it has usually been used to mean acuity dominance , that is , superior acuity in one eye , or sighting dominance , the tendency to use one particular eye in preference to the other during monocular viewing . |
| 30 | For two years , Clark , William Waldegrave at the Foreign Office and Nicholas Ridley at the Department of Trade and Industry wrangled in secret memos over the morality of turning a blind eye in exchange for information . |