Example sentences of "[adj] eye for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She also has an unfailing eye for the object drawn from an array of public and private collections to illustrate gradual changes in techniques and materials . |
| 2 | It runs in the family this er these eye for a bargain . |
| 3 | With a fine eye for the lie of the land , they select a particular point along the stream and then start to build their dam . |
| 4 | ‘ But the old signorina has a very good eye for a horse , ’ said Leon , as though there might be a connection between judging horse flesh and marrying . |
| 5 | " They 're always stealing something or other and they 've got a good eye for a thoroughbred . " |
| 6 | I stared into her angry eyes for a moment . |
| 7 | She had her eyes on the figure striding across the hall towards the telephone table , and the look on her face caused him to close his own eyes for a moment , for he knew how she had taken what Martin had said : although it had been voiced lightly it was meant to have serious intent , and in her own mind his marrying would mean once again that she would have notice to quit . |
| 8 | On my first acquaintance with the mad little road , in about 1950 , I had no feelings of affection for it nor any eye for the beauty all around , my gaze being fixed on the tarmac ahead as I dragged weary legs along it . |
| 9 | She has a sharp eye for a toyboy . |
| 10 | But with being a keen golfer , I developed a keen eye for a golf ball and a distance . |
| 11 | My friend , who 's a very economical shopper with a keen eye for a bargain , was doing a bit of shopping at her local market . |