Example sentences of "eye [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | As I lay on O 's chest something moved me to snap the locket open , and I remember I asked , who is that ? thinking maybe this was the solution to the mystery , and he said , in the same voice that he talked with later in the night , a sleepwalker 's voice , without taking his eyes off the ceiling he said , I do n't know ; I just found it in a magazine . |
2 | ‘ You took your eyes off the leprechaun . ’ |
3 | Molassi took his eyes off the way ahead . |
4 | Helping herself , Daisy noticed he never took his eyes off the play and was now turning on the windscreen wipers to watch a dark-haired boy coax a fat roan pony down the field . |
5 | At 2am on Friday , opinion pollsters , who led everyone to take their eyes off the ball , were cut down to size and shown up for what they are : a waster of money |
6 | And if all that fails some of them have BARED their boobs to take the guys ' eyes off the ball . |
7 | A Spanish recruit I had been playing poker against started making faces and gesturing behind the Padre 's back , when suddenly , without taking his eyes off the Frenchman to whom he had been talking , the priest jerked his elbow backwards into the Spaniard 's face , slamming him against an oven . |
8 | We took our eyes off the map to look at each other , at first in surprise and then , as the rumbling grew to a roar , in terror . |
9 | She 's she 's looked then she 's taken her eyes off the back . |
10 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
11 | We all went on playing without taking our eyes off the music . |
12 | Polly did n't dare take her eyes off the compass . |
13 | Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons . |
14 | The driver tipped his head back , without taking his eyes off the road . |
15 | Without taking your eyes off the road , ‘ see ’ a parking space just where you want it , and expect it to be there . |
16 | Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look . |
17 | She took her eyes off the road briefly and glanced at Nicola . |
18 | As well as being something of a sales ploy the synthesiser does provide warnings that the driver can hear and act on without having to take his or her eyes off the road . |
19 | This ingenious super-wide , 180° angle rearview mirror eliminates blind spots on both sides of the car to make overtaking and reversing easier and safer , and enables the driver to keep watch on any rear-seat occupants without taking his or her eyes off the road . |
20 | She took her eyes off the road for an instant to glance at him . |
21 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
22 | my eyes off the road . |
23 | All without lifting a finger or taking your eyes off the traffic for one moment . |
24 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
25 | ‘ Looks like some kind of a machine , ’ he admitted , fumbling for levers without taking his eyes off the screen . |
26 | Gav had nodded in agreement , without taking his eyes off the screen . |
27 | ‘ How did it look ? ’ she asked Morris , not taking her eyes off the screen . |
28 | ‘ Great , ’ said Morris , not taking his eyes off the screen either . |
29 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
30 | But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him . |