Example sentences of "[pron] eye [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've had my eye on it for a while , but as an accountant I like to think I 'm getting a bargain , ’ says Mark . |
| 3 | Her defiance gave her the courage to lift her eyes to his for the first time , and she saw the surprise and sudden uncertainty that flashed across them . |
| 4 | She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment . |
| 5 | The mother said she hardly took her eyes off him for a second . ’ |
| 6 | Although ‘ t is easy to see that he could not leave you behind , nor take his eyes off you for a moment . |
| 7 | From the back of the hummock a figure appeared and began moving unhurriedly up the hill on an irregular route , at times coming obliquely towards the Friar , and then abruptly changing direction and seeming to go away from him : thus tacking and weaving the man was as inconspicuous as a partridge on ploughland , so that if the Friar turned his eyes from him for a moment he was difficult to rediscover , so perfectly did he merge with the duns , browns , russets , and half-greens of the wood . |
| 8 | Facing this creature , like a matador in front of a bull , is a man who never takes his eye off it for a moment . |