Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj] eye [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Theodora watched a large , grey speckled hen parade slowly across the sweep , pause , raise an enquiring eye to the front door and pace on into the shrubbery . |
| 2 | Governments turn a blind eye to the thousands of poverty-stricken families that migrate to the forest every year . |
| 3 | I always keep a close eye on the water quality with test kits . |
| 4 | Both have had a strong hedging and speculative demand due to the volatility of short interest rates , and they are connected by the fact that the authorities in the UK , as well as the market participants , keep a close eye on the differential between short rates in the two countries . |
| 5 | ANY golfer will tell you that you stand little chance of winning unless you keep a close eye on the scorecard . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I cast a languishing Eye upon the Waggon Yesterday . |
| 8 | If you cast a shrewd eye around the countryside in March , you can not fail to notice that spring is heralded not only by splashes of yellow celandines and pale primroses in the hedge-banks , but also by gleaming yellow diggers , hastily working their way up the watercourses to use up their allocated budget before the financial year ends on 1 April . |
| 9 | The Thames Valley Police have a new eye in the sky . |