Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] a [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , just the small matter of the DGSE turning a blind eye to arms sales to Iranian terrorists in return for the release of our French hostages in Beirut . ’ , |
| 2 | It is held together with a cryptic seal showing a human eye , a large X with peck marks round it and the words ‘ a return ’ written underneath . |
| 3 | At one point it rises off the ground like a periscope , looking around itself , for a fraction of a second casting a backward eye at us . |
| 4 | But actor Simon Dormandy has been banned form immersing his head following a delicate eye operation . |
| 5 | There is no question of the SFA turning a blind eye to the incident … |
| 6 | Indeed his sanguine response to his discovery lent colour to the story when it reached the evening news , and assured it of greater coverage than it might otherwise have merited , that focus in turn bringing a penetrating eye to bear on the identity of the dead man . |
| 7 | He did not go any further into the room but stood in the door keeping a watchful eye on Evans . |
| 8 | One day , when Sam found her weeping in a corner nursing a black eye , he told her she had got to stop . |
| 9 | Given , say , a hundred million Ks , we should be able to construct a plausible series of tiny gradations linking a human eye to just about anything ! |
| 10 | So she 'd do just the opposite , keeping him close and at the same time keeping a watchful eye on all he was doing . |
| 11 | He seems to be obsessed with investing every penny , while at the same time turning a blind eye to the needs of his growing family . |