Example sentences of "[verb] eye [noun sg] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | If I was walking past a building site , I 'd put my head down , trying not to have eye contact with anyone , but I 'd be expecting it anyway — not because I 'm pretty , but because if it 's summer and you 're a girl and , say wearing shorts , it 's inevitable . |
2 | The could be if you pop yourself there , he sits there and she sits there , you 're asking him a question , he 's not sure , he looks at her , so if you look you ca n't see what you 're doing , you want to be able to maintain eye contact with them both , yeah , one of the effective ways , well they 're going to be aware of the layout of the living room , this is their , this is their stage . |
3 | I was paralysed with fear at the very thought of making eye contact with them , let alone playing the teacher . |
4 | Any handbook on assertiveness techniques will tell you that the first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewers . |
5 | Not to make eye contact with anyone in the audience . |