Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [art] [adj] eye " in BNC.
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1 | Rising from his kneeling position , Chuck met the anxious eyes of the others grouped around him . |
2 | Rex turned a blind eye to the fact that he was obviously Officer Cecil , poorly disguised in false moustache , tailcoat and spats . |
3 | Along with the Thwaites at High Birk Hatt the Fawcetts kept a neighbourly eye on the Hauxwells when they were at their most vulnerable . |
4 | We know that Brahms kept a keen eye open for new music , and that he knew Rheinberger — what I wonder is whether it was the Rheinberger Sonata that suggested to Brahms the form for the last movement of his Symphony ? |
5 | Sharpe cast a professional eye at the smoke of the French cooking fires . |
6 | The skull was placed among the bones of Arak , and through the heat and the smoke Tallis watched the watching eyes , three cold people from an ancient day , remembering and honouring the dead . |
7 | Our local PFA Inspector Pat Barker kept a keen eye on our progress , monitoring our workmanship at all the recognised stages throughout the build , and on 8 March this year , Midge 's propeller turned for the first time under her own engine power , being a Monday , I naturally had the day as holiday ! |
8 | Julia contracted a rare eye disease , retinitis pigmentosa , when she was two ; which meant she lost part of her retina and gradually her vision . |
9 | There were not so many lights and Endill kept a close eye on the Headmaster in case he became lost in the darkness . |
10 | And now , as dawn broke , Driver Oliver kept a watchful eye on the slowly lightening coastline . |
11 | Paul Wallraf had a wonderful eye , widely ranging tastes and the acquisitive instinct of a magpie . |
12 | Ratners caught a few eyes after being pegged to losses of £27m . |
13 | Incidentally ; the choice of these two films represents a critical opinion , not only of their special effects though these are outstanding too , even if Oscar turned a blind eye but of the films as a whole . |
14 | Angelina turned a cold eye on him . |
15 | Matt sent an appraising eye over her . |
16 | Down in Australia Brian Johnston cast a knowing eye round the field and told his audience of millions that Neil Harvey was standing with his legs apart , waiting for a tickle . |
17 | Almost immediately the party was reconstituted , but this time Göring kept a watchful eye on the Danzigers . |
18 | Amy ran a tearful eye over his not inconsiderable bulk and smiled damply . |
19 | Now , we very rarely went up to the great city and , when we did , Benjamin kept a close eye and a tight rein on me . |
20 | Noreen kept a closer eye on Maria after that . |
21 | Dr Foley had a wandering eye as a young man . |
22 | Young Kirk suffered a nasty eye injury against the Canadian champion Dale Brown in a rousing light heavyweight final in Victoria , but took gold on a count-back after a five-five tie on punches landed . |
23 | Our knowledge of all these sides of religious life at Canterbury at the time of the Conquest has had to be reconstructed by laborious scholarship , largely because Lanfranc turned a blind eye to every aspect of a native religious tradition . |
24 | Rostov met the accusing eyes squarely , then he shrugged . |
25 | WPc Clark sustained a black eye . |
26 | John — Augustus cast a sentimental eye on his retreat , convinced in his euphoria of pristine well-being that he had encountered one of nature 's radicals , someone to whom he could reveal his new true feelings . |
27 | 3 of the youngest journalists around are here to have Telegraph editor Max Hastings cast a critical eye over their school paper ; the Ann Cam Citizen . |
28 | Luke opened a bloodshot eye and grinned triumphantly . |
29 | They met every day , usually in Zeinab 's appartement and Zeinab kept a proprietorial eye on what Owen was doing when he was away from her . |
30 | Mowbray remembered the dark eyes and closed face of the Dominican monk . |