Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [art] [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her voice was judicial , but she quailed inwardly at the flare of anger that lit the blue eyes . |
| 2 | Wexford looked up and met the shifty eyes . |
| 3 | They both looked round , and met the startled eyes of Mrs Pigdon , the landlady . |
| 4 | And turned a blind eye to the sinking S** . |
| 5 | Marasli wanted nothing but a quiet life , and turned a blind eye to Miloš 's encroachments . |
| 6 | Nelson , who took Murdoch 's place in goal , first of all did as his namesake and turned a blind eye to a cross from McGinlay . |
| 7 | Morgan , held big equity stakes in companies , had seats on the board and kept a close eye on management . |
| 8 | ‘ Our officers separated the two groups and kept a close eye on what was going on , ’ said the spokesman . |
| 9 | Teachers also collected national savings , organised and staffed country holidays for needy children , alerted the school nurse when scabies or head lice appeared , and kept a watchful eye for children who might be suffering from difficulties in sight and hearing . |
| 10 | Jimmy seemed aware of that too , and kept a wary eye on him while he addressed Cardiff . |
| 11 | He smiled , charmingly , and saw the grey eyes widen . |
| 12 | He had probably the nicest nature of any dog I ever owned , and possessed the loveliest eyes , brown in colour , and he was my dog definitely . |
| 13 | Ernie was built in the strong mould of the traditional full-back of the time , but he was cool under pressure and had a keen eye for a volleyed clearance to avert any threatening danger , so that it was entirely fitting when the Football League honoured him with a place in one of their representative sides in the autumn of 1921 . |
| 14 | Urquhart sat upright in the bed and unstuck a bleary eye . |
| 15 | Naturally , father knew , but turned a blind eye . |