Example sentences of "[vb -s] [art] [adj] eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At McCaffrey 's Quarry , a couple of miles outside Derrylin , blasting day involves the watchful eye of the security forces . |
| 2 | She has a sharp eye for a toyboy . |
| 3 | Moving in the kind of world she does , she has a real eye for what looks good . ’ |
| 4 | Work in something of a muddle , but Vicky has a great eye for detail . |
| 5 | Helen Carpenter has always taken an interest in clothes and has a good eye for colour but , approaching 40 , she felt it was time to rethink some areas of her looks . |
| 6 | He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed . |
| 7 | She also has an unfailing eye for the object drawn from an array of public and private collections to illustrate gradual changes in techniques and materials . |
| 8 | He has an uncanny eye for spotting talent and then displays a willingness to nurture it . |
| 9 | Our new world industry correspondent , Richard Feast , casts a critical eye over recent motor show offerings , and concludes that Japan 's ‘ lean ’ production methods give them the opportunity to offer imaginative and stimulating new models |
| 10 | Indeed , its strength is that it casts a caustic eye over the club scene , dealing with familiar situations with enough self-deprecation and sarcasm to stem any pretension . |
| 11 | The second record in a series called The Indestructible Beat of Soweto — a title which shows a sharp eye for selling to the South African solidarity market . |
| 12 | Changes in the law to this effect have taken and are taking place , while jurisdiction turns a blind eye towards much which would once have been rigidly repressed . |
| 13 | The rules stipulate clubs must field the strongest team available , but the FA turns a blind eye as the top teams clearly do not do so . |
| 14 | Rugby , whose spectators are a fairly respectable lot , turns a blind eye to fighting on the field . |
| 15 | The label also turns a blind eye to the live tapes released by the band . |
| 16 | Yet the signs are that industry largely turns a blind eye to what appears to a growing problem |
| 17 | It should be Christians , and not only Marxists , who assert that capitalism too easily turns a blind eye to its exploitation of the Third World . |
| 18 | Though mercy killing is still officially illegal , the law turns a blind eye to the 2.4 per cent of Dutch deaths which are accounted for by it . |
| 19 | The government also orders , or turns a blind eye to , more violent methods of keeping opponents quiet . |
| 20 | There is no doubt that officialdom in Brussels turns a blind eye to anti-competitive behaviour by state-owned industries in a way that it is not prepared to do for private companies . |
| 21 | They both did a lot of lobbying , which you 're not supposed to do , but the college turns a blind eye to it . |
| 22 | Dr Nick Carey — everything about the Petrochemicals business is big and requires a sharp eye on future trends to maintain maximum profitability |
| 23 | Mercifully the traffic progresses for fifty yards before it stalls again , and the Rasta does not pursue her further , but Robyn keeps a nervous eye on her rear-view mirror . |
| 24 | The very best flats have a resident caretaker who keeps a watchful eye over the block and is there to help in emergencies . |
| 25 | To a considerable extent , each republican or provincial national bank acts autonomously , and keeps a watchful eye on the financial position of its own republic or province . |
| 26 | Neville who oversees the zany stock-takes once a week keeps a watchful eye on the joke , gag novelty market . |
| 27 | The Centre keeps a close eye on developments in economic computing and publishes a regular Bulletin which is distributed widely . |
| 28 | Once a solicitor has been instructed by the applicant , it is evident from the files examined that the Commissioner keeps a close eye on the case , and is kept informed of all progress and developments by way of regular reports from the solicitor . |
| 29 | Luke Steer keeps a wary eye on the fulmars as he negotiates the finishing ledges ( photos ) |
| 30 | It keeps a careful eye on stock control to make sure that inventories are maintained at ‘ sensible levels ’ . |