Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] eye [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japanese authorities have turned a blind eye to the rapid expansion of their drift-net fleet . |
| 2 | For years , the authorities have turned a blind eye to the slaughter , maintaining that it was a quaint custom which would eventually die out . |
| 3 | " They 're always stealing something or other and they 've got a good eye for a thoroughbred . " |
| 4 | The foreman cast a professional eye over the indicated damage . |
| 5 | This viewpoint seems to have prevented him from doing more than cast a supercilious eye over the book . |
| 6 | The Countess cast a scathing eye at the dancers who were beginning yet another waltz , then looked back to the Duke . |
| 7 | And just as the MOD has chosen to let such production lines be closed down , rather than pay contractors for the cost of mothballing them , so too has it cast a cold eye on the plight of domestic defence electronics companies . |
| 8 | The aristocracy has kept a tight grip on ‘ the sport of kings ’ and the British royal family have kept a close eye on the Turf — the present Queen is a fine judge of a horse . |
| 9 | Another had kept a continual eye on the grain trade by serving in a Red Army supply regiment and then managing a state grain-collecting centre . |