Example sentences of "i [vb past] [art] [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got a bad eye . |
| 2 | Feeling in one of the pockets I found a black eye patch for added colour and realised that my crew were endorsing the senior officer 's joke about piracy in the Channel . |
| 3 | At last , as I set my knife and fork down , I caught the gloomy eye of my table-companion and ventured to say , ‘ You will be in Geneva tomorrow in time to see this wretched woman brought to justice , I presume ? ’ |
| 4 | But with being a keen golfer , I developed a keen eye for a golf ball and a distance . |
| 5 | I was just going to look through it to find out what was happening in the passage when I saw a fishy eye fixed in the centre . |
| 6 | I kept a wary eye open for any of my old friends , in particular the goldsmith Waller , even as I was distracted by the sight of the apprentices throwing their caps in the air as they shouted for custom , pompous city officials in their fur-lined robes and , of course , those beauties of the night , the high-class courtesans in their satin dresses and flowery head veils . |
| 7 | I kept a wary eye on Santerre for this bluff manor lord , usually afraid of nothing , stayed near the door like a child frightened of a dark , strange room . |
| 8 | A great man in those days who was trying to be encouraging told me I had a terrific eye for English weather . |