Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adj] eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff must show that the defendant has turned a blind eye to truth in order to advance an ulterior object . |
| 2 | Until then , police practice involved turning a blind eye to minor breaches of public decency rather than embarking on lengthy prosecutions . |
| 3 | ‘ He was one of the top men we tried to keep a close eye on — when we could . |
| 4 | Okay , if we wa if we want to turn a blind eye to it then that 's our business you know but er but when you 're , when you 're actually erm |
| 5 | There was a journalist , too — or maybe Antonio Francesca Pigafetta was a Venetian spy , since he came from Venice , was an acquaintance of the Doge and could well have been told to keep a wary eye on Spanish imperial ambitions in the East . |
| 6 | As women began to cast a critical eye over the discipline of philosophy , a number of different types of work appeared . |
| 7 | Towards the end of the eighth-century the Lombard kings began to cast a jealous eye on the remnant Roman Empire to the south . |
| 8 | Gurder cast an apprehensive eye over his shoulder . |
| 9 | Up to now the police have played a passive role with the hippies , preferring to keep a watchful eye on them . |
| 10 | He warned parents to continue to keep a close eye on their children until the rapist is caught . |
| 11 | It is not perhaps surprising that Sir Walter Scott , with his antiquarian interest , should have had a sharp eye for architectural difference , or even for interior detail , provided it could claim to be antique . |
| 12 | However , he would have to keep a close eye on our movements from now on , never allowing both of us to disappear from his sight for any length of time . |
| 13 | Farmers will have to keep a close eye on their security from now on . |
| 14 | De Craon decided to keep a wary eye on Edward . |
| 15 | We continue to turn a blind eye to the architecture with no name , preferring instead to attack the buildings that future generations will admire . |
| 16 | People may buy shares in a target company simply because it has attracted the attentions of a potential offeror which is known to have a good eye for investment opportunities . |
| 17 | He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world . |
| 18 | Honouring someone does not mean turning a blind eye to weakness . |
| 19 | A teacher , Philip Burton , a friend of Meredith Jones and Richard 's commanding officer in the ATC , was asked to keep a special eye on this extremely rough — diamond ? |
| 20 | Choosing to turn a blind eye to the unlikely drama that was unfolding a few feet in front of her , she merely expressed her gratitude for the imitation topaz bangle that she 'd just unwrapped , before turning on her heels and heading downstairs to catch the special seasonal episode of Crossroads . |
| 21 | Dieting also means keeping a close eye on the prepared foods that you buy and cutting them out if they include energy-rich ingredients . |
| 22 | The points were made that parking there can not be dangerous as it is permitted during part of the year , and that the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to cars parked outside the church during services . |
| 23 | It is not only defence ministries that would look askance at the creation of a defence oligopoly ; competition authorities exist to keep a beady eye on such tendencies . |
| 24 | In thirty years , if she had not learned to turn a blind eye to Bernard 's excesses , she had learned nothing . |
| 25 | Whereas Nicolae preferred to turn a blind eye to his son 's misdemeanours , which were so unlike his own abstemious and dedicated youth , Elena seemed almost to prefer Nicu 's bad behaviour to Valentin 's modest and retiring example . |
| 26 | " They 're always stealing something or other and they 've got a good eye for a thoroughbred . " |
| 27 | The authority plans to stop turning a blind eye to disability and war pension income when calculating community benefits charge and housing benefits . |
| 28 | It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground . |
| 29 | There 's a reward for Bouncer 's safe return , but in the meantime Jackie will continue to keep a keen eye on the pub . |
| 30 | ‘ I was rather wondering , Uncle , ’ he smiled at the man who had kept a fatherly eye on him from the age of ten , ‘ how you felt about serving some of that excellent champagne I know you have in your cellar . ’ |