Example sentences of "eye for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held her eyes for a split second , and she found his gaze disconcerting . |
| 2 | They were riding cautiously , straining their eyes for a distant light , when the policeman shouted , ‘ Halt ! ’ |
| 3 | She met his eyes for a long while , then nodded . |
| 4 | The maid stared into his eyes for a long moment and then suddenly turned away . |
| 5 | Fand looked her in the eyes for a long moment ; and it was difficult for Ruth to face the utter loneliness of that gaze . |
| 6 | ‘ I have experience in management , coaching , administration and I have an eye for a good player . ’ |
| 7 | An eye for a good outfit is something that both the Minogue girls share . |
| 8 | As a former building contractor , he had an eye for a sound investment in bricks and mortar . |
| 9 | Their eye for a likely spot and its potential undoubtedly influenced their early settlements alongside or away from the earlier British sites . |
| 10 | He became a household name after his role as the caddish Ralph Gorse in The Charmer — and even in those Lloyds Bank ads , he plays a smoothie with an eye for a pretty girl . |
| 11 | ‘ I could be quite wrong here , but amongst the French soldiers likely to attend the opera is one of exalted rank , married to an ageing but unfaithful wife , and with an eye for a pretty woman … ’ |
| 12 | Elizabeth Woodville , well accustomed to her husband 's appreciative eye for a pretty woman , smiled . |
| 13 | Tottenham chief executive Terry Venables has arranged for Lazio to return in November , and Alan Sugar , chairman of Tottenham Hotspur plc , said : ‘ Those with an eye for a popular event will immediately recognise the potential of these fixtures . |
| 14 | We used to be glad to put our hands underneath the cape onto the Bull 's Eye for a little warmth . |
| 15 | Those with an eye for a lucrative deal raced to convert every spare inch of space — from barns and warehouses to derelict docksides — into fashionable homes . |
| 16 | Sarah 's eye for a photogenic face has made her fortune . |
| 17 | They also have an eye for a catchy phrase . |
| 18 | Ernie was built in the strong mould of the traditional full-back of the time , but he was cool under pressure and had a keen eye for a volleyed clearance to avert any threatening danger , so that it was entirely fitting when the Football League honoured him with a place in one of their representative sides in the autumn of 1921 . |
| 19 | He had a good eye for a defensible site , had St Kentigern . ’ |
| 20 | She is intelligent , sensitive , and has an eye for an elegant fabric . |