Example sentences of "[pos pn] eye [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their eyes met for a moment , then he looked away . |
| 2 | As he came through the hut again , the man was there , about to sign out , and their eyes met for a moment , and Cormack felt scared . |
| 3 | Their eyes met for a moment and Guido smiled back at her , flooding her heart with foolish pleasure . |
| 4 | Their eyes clashed for a moment , then Leonora shrugged . |
| 5 | Their eyes held for a moment and a slow smile began to grow on the darkly handsome face . |
| 6 | Isabel squeezed her eyes shut for a second . |
| 7 | A bead of moisture clung , and she squeezed her eyes shut for a second lest she reach out and lick it away . |
| 8 | Flipping lazily on to her back , she floated with her eyes closed for a moment , frowning as the sound of a door closing echoed around the pool . |
| 9 | Limping , sniffing , aware that the rain could have ruined her best velvet skirt , she stumbled along , her eyes peeled for a phone box . |
| 10 | She let her eyes close for a moment . |
| 11 | She let her eyes stray for a moment to the door of the bedroom where her little daughter now lay fast asleep . |
| 12 | He glanced sideways at her , and as his eyes lingered for a moment on her form , she realised with horror that she was n't wearing a bra . |
| 13 | His eyes flickered for a second to the rear view mirror . |
| 14 | The Minister shook hands firmly with Erika , his eye resting for a moment on the F.G.Y. badge in her lapel . |
| 15 | ‘ Keep your eyes skinned for a garage , everyone , ’ Hubert said . |