Example sentences of "she [verb] eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew me to be a rogue as soon as she clapped eyes on me and , whilst her father ushered me to a seat , she watched girlishly out of the corner of her eye . |
| 2 | She lifted eyes like gem-stones , ruby-bright in the light of the torches , black , surely , in full daylight . |
| 3 | She locked eyes with her daughter in the mirror . |
| 4 | No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary . |
| 5 | The tingling of Tommaso 's breath in her ear persisted as she made her way home ; though she could see no one around her , she felt eyes at her back , sucking out her secrets like cupping glasses burning against her skin . |
| 6 | ‘ At least she is n't going to throw another wobbly the second she sets eyes on you … but she 's not going to like the idea of leaving tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | Kukuli was Quechua for ‘ beautiful bird ’ and even in the dim light of the carriage I could see she had eyes like stars . |
| 8 | ‘ Why she seemed to dislike me the moment she set eyes on me . |
| 9 | Eachuin Odhar and his grandson spent much effort on dodging her , for whenever she set eyes on them she tried new tunics on them . |
| 10 | Nutty 's eyes gleamed when she set eyes on the professional Sergeant Potter with four pistols in boxes and a load of shot and a thick wad of targets . |
| 11 | She had known when she set eyes on them that they were nothing to do with the Smoke and nothing to do with the expedition that was preparing . |
| 12 | She seemed to have taken to the Foundling child the moment she set eyes on her , and there was no doubt in Betty 's mind that Corrie was the sole reason for her being offered the work . |
| 13 | She had loved Connor from the day she set eyes on him ; and he loved her too , though as long as she was his brother 's wife , he would never admit it . |
| 14 | As soon as she set eyes on Giles Carnaby again she knew that whatever it was it was not a case of cure ; her heart thumped , she felt unstable . |
| 15 | The minute she set eyes on him , she seemed to take leave of her senses — and he 's been playing up to her the whole time . |
| 16 | She 'd turn and run if she set eyes on me … but I thought … ’ |
| 17 | To her dismay , as she pushed open the door of the treatment-room the first person she set eyes on was David Markham . |