Example sentences of "their eye at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the noises in the House of Commons in 1927 and 1928 , the bishops sanctioned or winked their eyes at various modifications which were sensible and did not mind that they were illegal . |
| 2 | Many people were said to have had tears in their eyes at hearing the Führer 's voice again . |
| 3 | He enjoyed the fury , not always speechless , of the good Conservatives who occasionally had to stand in the corridor , popping their eyes at this spectacle of enthroned privilege . |
| 4 | The more seasoned tasters , I saw , were rolling the wine round their tongues and their eyes at the ceiling , after which they spat out the wines in the receptacles provided . |
| 5 | A correction of this distorted male-oriented perspective involves going back to women themselves and looking through their eyes at the occupation of housewife . |
| 6 | The insect-eaters , however , get such an accurate picture of their surroundings from their sonar that they hardly use their eyes at all . |
| 7 | Her eyes roamed over the chattering women , all fawning over him , tossing their heads , slanting their eyes at him and laughing prettily . |
| 8 | The need for change was felt strongly , so builders cast their eyes at the ready-made style in neighbouring France and based their ideas of Gothic upon French schemes , especially Amiens Cathedral which , at that time , was the exemplar in western European architecture . |
| 9 | They flash their eyes at each other so much you 'd think they were rehearsing a scene from Carmen . |