Example sentences of "eye an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creggan shuddered , for without eyes an eagle is nothing . |
| 2 | I dare not ask directly what is the precise matter but I see in Mr Browning 's eyes an anxiety deeper than usual and he confessed to me the other day that he fears there may be water on the lung . |
| 3 | She tailed off , colour coming and going as she remembered what had happened both before and after that fateful conversation she 'd overheard , and saw in his eyes an echo of everything that she was feeling . |
| 4 | An inner excitement gripped me as I saw in my mind 's eye an image of Clare trying to hobble round her bedroom . |
| 5 | Archer describes this as " imaging " — the ability " to conjure up in the mind 's eye an image of something or system … rotate and transform it " … make shrewd judgements about its construction , practicability and worth " . |