Example sentences of "eye [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eyes adapted for nocturnal vision are so sensitive that they need to be protected from light during the day . |
| 2 | Feverishly they attacked the sea , their eyes straining for any sign of movement in the red-tinged , black water . |
| 3 | His eyes shut for one second , then he moved , coming down on the bed beside her . |
| 4 | She had no idea , until then , why she was acting as she was , or what she suspected , or why , indeed , she should suspect anything but a straight pick-up , and one so simply and attractively engineered as to be quite unalarming ; a normal minor wolf on the prowl , with a long weekend to while away , and an eye cocked for congenial company , preferably intimate , but in any case gratifying . |
| 5 | His quick tactical eye allowed for subtle opening and middle game combinations , in which resourceful and original moves often took his opponents by surprise . |