Example sentences of "cast a [adj] eye [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She cast a malevolent eye at the window as a squall of rain battered the glass , then began an inspection of supplies . |
| 2 | He cast a professional eye over the report . |
| 3 | Sharpe cast a professional eye at the smoke of the French cooking fires . |
| 4 | Karl , as it were , added the italics as he cast a speculative eye over a huge grey building which loomed over the avenue like a battleship over a flotilla of cargo boats and from which , in the still , clear air , hung a vast flag , red , with a golden hammer and sickle emblazoned on it . |
| 5 | He cast a scathing eye at the rows of bottles . |
| 6 | Down in Australia Brian Johnston cast a knowing eye round the field and told his audience of millions that Neil Harvey was standing with his legs apart , waiting for a tickle . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're under the Clyde now , ’ he cast an intellectual eye at the roof of the carriage . |
| 8 | She cast an appraising eye over the clean kitchen and listened to the music of the sizzling pie . |