Example sentences of "i [verb] eye [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 2 | But I did n't think of anything else since the first moment I laid eyes on you , either . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ A rum fellow , ’ the doctor had said , ‘ if ever I clapped eyes on one . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted her the minute I set eyes on her . ’ |
| 5 | I fell madly in love with this area of Scotland the first time I set eyes on it , and subsequently crawled all over it for years , marvelling at how many caves Bonnie Prince Charlie managed to occupy in his escape from the Redcoats . |
| 6 | ‘ From the moment I set eyes on you I have n't been able to think of anything else . |
| 7 | You were mine — I knew that as soon as I set eyes on you . |
| 8 | But as soon as I set eyes on you all rational thought deserted me . |
| 9 | Peter Moores impresses more with bat and gloves every time I clap eyes on him ; Martin Speight is beginning to weld patience and big numbers to his undoubted ability and bottomless well of self-belief ; and if a fractured ankle has set the seal on Adrian Jones 's dispiriting season there has been consolation in the imposing shape of Ed Giddins . |
| 10 | But before I clap eyes on his miserable face , I intend to down as many cups of sack as I can ! |