Example sentences of "eye [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face was fleshy , the dark hair receding from a high speckled forehead , the long upper lip as precisely curved as an arrowhead , and the full , heavily lidded eyes dark and very bright , giving his face a look of sardonic , humorous intelligence . |
| 2 | On others in close-up , her long pony tail swinging , laughing and shouting , eyes dark and glittering . |
| 3 | Felipe de Santis sat at the wheel , his eyes dark and irritated as he approached at speed over the rough ground . |
| 4 | The face was pale , the eyes dark and somehow anxious . |
| 5 | His eyes dark and piercing . |
| 6 | He leaned to kiss her face , his eyes dark and serious . |
| 7 | He laughed softly , deeply , his eyes dark and full of secrets . |
| 8 | His voice was grim , his eyes dark and angry . |
| 9 | A beautiful Chinese woman stepped out , smart in white cheong-sam slit to the thighs , her eyes dark and sparkly . |
| 10 | The boy , arms and legs as thin as sticks , his eyes dark and round in a long , white face , came over , his thumb stuck in his mouth . |
| 11 | It made her eyes water but she stayed where she was until the saucepan was full , then tried to douse the flames . |
| 12 | Was the wind making her eyes water or were they tears ? |
| 13 | Well-lagged though we were , the wind made our eyes water and the cold eventually penetrated — however many the layers of clothing . |
| 14 | You 're definitely going home , ’ he sighed with a show of sorrow , easing back a fraction , his dark eyes liquid and watchful . |
| 15 | Mark Twain , for example , who went to see the Great Exhibition of 1867 , wrote : ‘ ( I saw ) Napoleon in military uniform — long-bodied , short-legged man , fiercely moustached , old , wrinkled , with eyes half-closed and such a deep crafty scheming expression about them . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Passed up a couple of total certs to come to your bloody bun-fight , ’ she complained , though she was looking at the poor child all the time , with her eyes half-closed and tossing her head so the sockets would catch the light . |
| 17 | There she was standing in front of the buffet with her eyes half-closed and no sign of the table being laid . |
| 18 | There was a pathetic dignity about the old animal as she stood there against the mouldering timber of the partition , her eyes patient and undemanding . |
| 19 | Her cheeks were tear-stained , her eyes dark-shadowed and sad , whilst her steel-grey hair hung in untidy tresses beneath a white veil . |
| 20 | He glanced at her woebegone face , his eyes intent and probing . |
| 21 | Steve leaned towards her , his eyes intent and yet there was hurt there , deep hurt . |
| 22 | In his eyes Christianity and the Roman empire were made for each other . |
| 23 | In Britain surgeons and theatre staff rarely wear eye protection unless they wear glasses for their eyesight or are treating high risk patients . |
| 24 | Man not wearing eye protection while pouring acid . |
| 25 | In use , the operator should always wear eye protection and gloves . |
| 26 | I wanner go up in a pile a smoke an' flames an' eye shadder an' levver shoes an' dancin' an' all that I 'll go like them girls in the magazines Sharon an' you ai n't goin' ter stop me . |
| 27 | The spitting cobras of Africa are capable of shooting their venom at an enemy from a distance of 6 feet , causing eye damage and severe pain . |
| 28 | Screens should be at eye level so the neck and shoulders are straight , and employers will be obliged to provide appropriate stands to raise screens to the required height . |
| 29 | The heads are viewed from slightly above or at eye level but the undersides of nose and jaw are clearly seen . |
| 30 | The tension of the piece is based on its difference in elevation ; on the fact that one element reads as a horizontal volume , its top plane clearly below eye level , whereas the other rises vertically above your eye level as you walk towards it . |