Example sentences of "eye over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once he stood , a cooking pan in one hand , with tears in his eyes over the sadness of Byron 's life . |
| 2 | I slid my eyes over the gent she had accessorising her . |
| 3 | Knives chopping carrots , spoons mixing in spices , rolling-pins rolling out the dough , bubbling pans … there is lots of interesting and colourful action in a well run kitchen , enlivened now and again by the peering of children 's eyes over the table-top at all that is going on . |
| 4 | Casting one 's eyes over the palaces and lodges In which they lived , it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that Nicolae and Elena had stayed in one over-decorated and garish hotel too many . |
| 5 | With the relaxed detachment of a man who has an implicit trust in his technology , Vologsky cast his eyes over the bewildering array of instruments which made up the control panel , taking note of the few facts he actually needed to know . |
| 6 | He ran his eyes over the figures seated at the tables outside the pavement café and a twinge of fear ran through him . |
| 7 | Dolly viewed her mutton chop , mashed potatoes and spring greens , then cast her eyes over the table , spread with a plain white cloth . |
| 8 | He almost stopped before he reached the end of the sentence , flicking his black eyes over the company to make sure no strangers were present to overhear , report , misrepresent his little blow against hierarchy . |
| 9 | The breakfast choice was just as Rune had described the previous evening , she discovered , running jaundiced eyes over the available spread before deciding to settle for orange juice , yoghurt and black coffee . |
| 10 | Yet nothing , it seemed , could halt the flow of adrenalin that surged upwards or the flush of awareness that overwhelmed her as he cast his eyes over the carefully laid table , the food and , lastly , herself . |
| 11 | Because I dreamt about her last night when my manor house had fallen silent and its mullioned windows gazed like sightless eyes over the dark , lush fields of my estate . |
| 12 | They 've even invited Michael Heseltine , care of Spitting Image , to cast his eyes over the exhibition . |
| 13 | actually no that was the night she was really pissed off because erm people were paying more attention to me than they were to her , I do n't know why , it 's because I decide that I 'm gon na be really outgoing and I really do and I was really loud and really boisterous and she 's quite resigned like that and she thought I sh bit shagged off with me and then like I was doing , there was this really good looking bloke and he was like we , we 'd given each other eyes over the bar in this pub and Lottie goes well if you do n't hurry up with him I 'm gon na go and have him , if you do n't hurry up , you know , and just like marched over I said Charlotte give me a break |
| 14 | I cast my eye over the front page of the Telegraph while Anne poured the coffee . |
| 15 | A note from Mellowes instructed me to cast my eye over the draft , pronto , for inaccuracies . |
| 16 | IN A normal year Franco Kasper , the International Ski Federation 's secretary , would be at Saalbach in the Austrian mountain heartland today , running a critical eye over the brand new downhill course being tested in World Cup before next season 's World Championships . |
| 17 | ‘ Not bad for a townie , ’ Jos said , casting his expert eye over the results . |
| 18 | This viewpoint seems to have prevented him from doing more than cast a supercilious eye over the book . |
| 19 | The foreman cast a professional eye over the indicated damage . |
| 20 | Long necks and long legs enable the birds to both keep a wary eye over the landscape and to make a speedy departure should they be threatened . |
| 21 | I would be most grateful if you could cast your eye over the script ; the one area that seems to have gone a little awry is the Language Review but I 'm sure we can sort this out during the shoot . |
| 22 | She cast an appraising eye over the clean kitchen and listened to the music of the sizzling pie . |
| 23 | Primarily a national vegetable judge , he was more than happy to cast his expert eye over the quality field of spring flowers and he commented on the high standard achieved by the village . |
| 24 | Few would disagree that the CAB has raised its profile in the public eye over the last few years . |
| 25 | The very best flats have a resident caretaker who keeps a watchful eye over the block and is there to help in emergencies . |
| 26 | Run your eye over the expanses of polished zebrano wood as you settle into redesigned seats in any of the four new models ( three doors or five , with six-cylinder 3.0-litre petrol or 3.0-litre diesel engines ) . |
| 27 | Director PAUL VERHOEVEN tells EDWARD MURPHY about courting controversy and growing up in a nightmare , while KIM NEWMAN casts an eye over the overblown finished product |
| 28 | GREG CAMPBELL casts an eye over the principal contenders and comes up with a Victorian prop . |
| 29 | Indeed , its strength is that it casts a caustic eye over the club scene , dealing with familiar situations with enough self-deprecation and sarcasm to stem any pretension . |
| 30 | He also casts his eye over the proposed law changes . |