Example sentences of "[unc] eye for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Burun held Rostov 's eyes for a moment .
2 Then , holding the younger woman 's eyes for a moment , she asked , ‘ Can I trust you , Ellie ? ’
3 Then she deliberately held Ronni 's eyes for a moment .
4 Originally of rugby stock , but with a cricketer 's eye for a ball , he underwent a sea-change to become an excellent hockey player with calm skills and battling determination .
5 The sublime memory of that first descent into the moist , mossy darkness of the jungle earlier in the day blazed again suddenly in his mind 's eye for a moment , but then his numbness left him in a furious rush and a piercing surge of purity and sweetness flashed through the rank darkness of the hut .
6 Jannie cleared the plates away , catching Bob 's eye for a moment and pushing her bottom lip up in mock guilt .
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