Example sentences of "a [adj] eye [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was n't a dry eye on the set when Toby , 27 , and Sara , 26 , announced they were going to get married . |
| 2 | There was n't a dry eye in the house . |
| 3 | There was n't a dry eye in the house . |
| 4 | There 's not a dry eye in the house as Mr Punch and a startled Toby perform ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ , by Trevor Holte , August 1990 . |
| 5 | Not a dry eye in the … |
| 6 | ‘ There wo n't be a dry eye in the place by the time you 've finished , ’ she murmured . |
| 7 | Rusty looked out with a baleful eye from the front page . |
| 8 | Sharpe cast a professional eye at the smoke of the French cooking fires . |
| 9 | Sean and Michael were there too , but they stood at the back looking usher-smart in new suits , and keeping a professional eye on the collecting plate . |
| 10 | The foreman cast a professional eye over the indicated damage . |
| 11 | ‘ Cheryl , I wonder if you would be so kind as to cast a professional eye over the experimental laboratories for me . ’ |
| 12 | He cast a professional eye over the report . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Between them , she and Marie-Christine loaded the dish-washer , while Monique , with a tolerant eye on the engrossed pair at the table , made more coffee , before settling down with her petit-point . |
| 15 | The radical Mamba darabiner turned a few eyes on the DMM stand . |
| 16 | Your name ? ’ so fast that Creggan had to circle to keep him in sight , and could not keep a clear eye on the other one approaching from above . |
| 17 | He or she must be free to keep a careful eye on the operation of the analytical system and the data it produces . |
| 18 | He changed taxis twice within three blocks , keeping a careful eye on the black Plymouth sedan which cruised sedately along behind both vehicles . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's about one per cent , is n't it ? ’ asked Belinda , keeping a careful eye on the road as she drove . |
| 20 | The restoration of the monarchy and its patronage proved a particularly valuable source of wealth and position to those who had remained faithful or changed their allegiance with a careful eye to the future . |
| 21 | I would also nominate William Trevor , who is comparison a miniaturist with a Dostoevskian eye for the odd little incident , the world of the irrational and the way it impinges on ordinary life . ’ |
| 22 | Another had kept a continual eye on the grain trade by serving in a Red Army supply regiment and then managing a state grain-collecting centre . |
| 23 | She cast a malevolent eye at the window as a squall of rain battered the glass , then began an inspection of supplies . |
| 24 | If we do this , we might also cast a jaundiced eye at the view that serious criminals are ‘ pathological ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , is that why you thought it safe to come back to the parlour after your arduous work in the surgery ? ’ said McAllister dangerously , casting a sarcastic eye at the half-read novel in his hand . |
| 26 | My parents were from a long line of good people with a strong sense of duty , living at peace with their neighbours , quick to be helpful when it was in their power , understandably a little feudal in their outlook , with a cautious eye on the squire for whom they worked , liking a glass of beer or homemade parsnip wine , and not above a bit of rabbit poaching . |
| 27 | The cheery chappie with a quizzical eye behind the white beard and red cowl is a familiar face around the company . |
| 28 | With a fine eye for the lie of the land , they select a particular point along the stream and then start to build their dam . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ I will start work at once , ’ she said , casting a wistful eye on the Clarion Cry which she was leaving behind . |