Example sentences of "eye and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In return , you get a disdainful glance from large , lustrous , long-lashed eyes and a curl of contempt from lips like prehensile sausages . |
| 2 | When she placed the paper cone by the side of the three bags she was confronted by a pair of unsmiling eyes and a voice that held condemnation : ‘ Ye 've nivvor weighed it . ’ |
| 3 | She has a greyness under her eyes and a slouch from spending most of the day on her feet . |
| 4 | As a rule he only drank one glass , but that night he drank three , and when he noticed the full moon in the window he became excited , almost too much white in his eyes and a bulb of spit shining on his front teeth . |
| 5 | Michael watched Joe 's eyes and a thrill of anticipation went through him . |
| 6 | ( If liked , mould eyes and a bow for the little fish as well , and press on . ) |
| 7 | He was an old man with blue eyes and a hawk 's nose , wrapped in a white robe like a bundle of washing . |
| 8 | Her eyelids yawn to expose vivid blue eyes and a life force shining like a beacon . |
| 9 | He had wide-set brown eyes and a way of gritting his teeth in a half smile , as if against the energy which coursed through him . |
| 10 | He was small , with wide , staring eyes and a way of raising and turning his head which suggested not so much caution as a kind of ceaseless , nervous tension . |
| 11 | In his despair , Maisie came to him now , that familiar loving face with its bright violet eyes and a profusion of greying hair that was never in place . |
| 12 | Aunt Liti had a nut-brown face , hard black eyes and a hook of a nose . |
| 13 | His face was discoloured and swollen about the eyes and a plaster was spread across his forehead . |
| 14 | A pale oval face with wide hazel eyes and a halo of shoulder-length auburn hair , as bright as burnished copper , stared back serious and unblinking . |
| 15 | Then came the first signs of recovery with the opening of his eyes and a squeeze of his wife 's hand . |
| 16 | He had a huge Beethoven head of black curls , a brown face scorched with wrinkles by an unrelenting sun , small dark eyes and a smile like a slice of water melon , which showed a lot of gold fillings . |
| 17 | I can not explain the meaning of " joy " by pointing to someone with glowing eyes and a smile on his face , and saying " This is an example of joy " , as I might explain the meaning of " tree " by pointing to a tree and saying " This is a tree " , or " This is an example of the kind of thing that we call a tree " . |
| 18 | The gentleman to whom I was presented was an upright , elderly man with piercing eyes and a chin that looked as if he would stand no nonsense . |
| 19 | Handcuffs , harnesses , ankle-holsters , studded chokers , and a mask with no eyes and a zip for a mouth . |
| 20 | They are names which , mentioned favourably , are guaranteed to cause narrowed eyes and a suspicion of froth at the mouth corners in senior members of the nuclear establishment . |
| 21 | ‘ There were tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat , ’ she said later . |
| 22 | Not so tall , he was dark and clean-shaven with sharp , observant eyes and a cleft in the flesh of his chin . |
| 23 | The statesman knew he was going wrong somewhere : a kindly man , stocky , given to blunders , with misleadingly piercing blue eyes and a stoop . |
| 24 | His face was elfin , with wide grey eyes and a fuzz of pale hair , more like the fluff on a duckling than human hair . |
| 25 | As she turned her face towards him there was a twinkle in her round brown eyes and a touch of sarcasm in her tone as she answered , ‘ No , sergeant , no ; I 've only been up since half-past six . |
| 26 | These tears are both a veil for the eyes and a screen for the transcendent mind , which isolates man from his environment and shows him a land of ecstasy and delight . |
| 27 | He had caught cold , or more likely , suffered from an allergy , Trent thought as he remarked the inflamed eyelids that shuttered the eyes and a nose drip that the thin man dipped into a linen handkerchief every half-a-minute — dip , dip , like a skinny waterbird feeding along the tideline . |
| 28 | Signe brought me coffee in a pot with a felt cover that had eyes and a nose , then she sat on the edge of my bed holding a silly conversation with the felt cover while I drank my coffee . |
| 29 | He was certainly an attractive man , with bright , smiling eyes and a face which always seemed to be on the point of laughter . |
| 30 | Corbett had never seen such evil in someone so small : black hair slicked back against the head like the ears of a wet rat ; tiny , soulless eyes and a face as twisted and as sour as a rotten apple . |