Example sentences of "eye for a [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes for a second and touched the small space of forehead between her brows . |
| 2 | If you ca n't easily remember this , just close your eyes for a moment and recall a time when you felt really well . |
| 3 | She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath . |
| 4 | Faye opened her eyes for a moment and stared into space , then carefully closed them again . |
| 5 | An idea flared up in his eyes for a moment and then went out . |
| 6 | Small-town solicitor takes lid off global scams Audrey Gillan meets the man with an eye for a con and finds the Salvation Army is one of a long list of potential fraud targets |
| 7 | She always had an eye for a bargain and was very astute in her shopping . |
| 8 | I 've never been more than a dabbler but I 've always had an eye for a painter and I saw at once that he was one . |
| 9 | Cool capable Kate the British Committee librarian confronts Kate the embryonic hysteric , catches her eye for a moment and grimaces with a bitter self-directed humour . |
| 10 | Jannie cleared the plates away , catching Bob 's eye for a moment and pushing her bottom lip up in mock guilt . |
| 11 | There was the same mission to conquer land with gold replacing milk and honey , a wagon-train exodus , a plethora of heroes with a policy of taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth . |
| 12 | However , in the Old Testament , it states ‘ an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth ’ . |