Example sentences of "with an eye for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He scored 15 and 1 , but he was clearly a man with an eye for posterity .
2 The Determined Potater : This children 's film tells of a spud with an eye for advancement .
3 It 's tough work staging the Battle of Edgehill , with an eye for authenticity and tough on the props that bring realism to a 350 year old battle .
4 MoM : Stockwell , Ipswich ( Gutsy grafter with an eye for goal ) .
5 She turned her from pink to soft blue and grey-green and gold , to the satisfaction of everyone with an eye for colour .
6 Directed by Val May , this archly absorbing escapade also features Deborah Watling ( Emma Kent ) , and Rowland Davies as the police inspector with an eye for apprehension .
7 The scope for an entrepreneur to get in on the ground floor and turn petrol stations into shops supplying parts and oils was obvious — to those with an eye for business .
8 For those with an eye for designer style , Earth Clothing , is a must .
9 No good for your keen voyeur with an eye for detail , not even with the curtains open , blurred white shapes , very frustrating .
10 A. N. L. Munby [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint ’ and , no doubt in tribute to the superb quality of his illuminated manuscripts and early printed books , referred to him as the ‘ Ideal Connoisseur ’ .
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