Example sentences of "[verb] an eye [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Playing your part can be as simple as being a good neighbour — keeping an eye on a neighbour 's house while they 're away ; or even just letting the Police know if you see someone acting suspiciously around cars or property . |
| 2 | She is intelligent , sensitive , and has an eye for an elegant fabric . |
| 3 | An ancient marine mollusc , known as nautilus , has an eye like a pin-hole camera . |
| 4 | Grandmother Margot 's pacemaker explodes in the crematorium oven , a minor atomic blast in a country trying to go non-nuclear ; a local urchin loses an eye in a fight at the cousin Urvill 's restored castle ( and has it replaced with an artificial one cast at the McHoans ' Gallansch glass works ) ; Rory and brother-in-law Fergus pass a nightmare night in a hill-top bothy with cannabis , whisky , a rat , two guns and one shattering revelation as props . |
| 5 | I 've never been more than a dabbler but I 've always had an eye for a painter and I saw at once that he was one . |
| 6 | He opened an eye as a door closed with a bang . |
| 7 | He was born in Enniskillen and shortly after he joined Portora Royal School lost an eye in a snowball fight . |
| 8 | There was the same mission to conquer land with gold replacing milk and honey , a wagon-train exodus , a plethora of heroes with a policy of taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth . |
| 9 | Similarly , David Tagg of Grand Metropolitan referred to using headhunters when he had an eye on a specific person within another company : a headhunter could discreetly and confidentially find out if that person might consider moving , before the name of the interested party , i.e. Grand Metropolitan , need be revealed . |
| 10 | He was committed to middle-of-the-road filmmaking , which he defined as ‘ escape entertainment of pleasant people in pleasant surroundings doing pleasant things ’ , had an eye for a subject that could be exploited , and was fascinated by stardom . |
| 11 | As a former building contractor , he had an eye for a sound investment in bricks and mortar . |
| 12 | She always had an eye for a bargain and was very astute in her shopping . |
| 13 | He had lost an eye as a child and wore an eyeglass in the remaining one . |
| 14 | ‘ That should prove I 've an eye for a winner . ’ |
| 15 | They also have an eye for a catchy phrase . |
| 16 | ‘ I have experience in management , coaching , administration and I have an eye for a good player . ’ |