Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then perhaps my eyes deceived me ? |
| 2 | On their way down my eyes spied a policeman on the horizon . |
| 3 | Suddenly my eyes opened wide : I saw that my faded garment was being hung in the closet next to four well-tailored officers ' overcoats , gold stars shining on pale blue epaulets , the insignia of the AVO , the state security police . |
| 4 | Suddenly my eye leaps to four words in brackets at the bottom of the column : ‘ ( See also Strategy Unit ) ’ . |
| 5 | Her face clouded , then suddenly her eyes shone again . |
| 6 | She gripped Fernando 's hand as suddenly her eyes filled with tears of emotion . |
| 7 | Suddenly her eyes filled with tears . |
| 8 | Take sentries — they sit squinting into the dark , waiting to see something move , and naturally their eyes droop . |
| 9 | Only her eyes , distinctive dark bluish-brown , with somewhat protuberant , bluish whites , betrayed her . |
| 10 | Only her eyes spoke and her words stayed , ‘ But this story is true . ’ |
| 11 | Only her eyes looked alive — big dark eyes in a thin white face . |
| 12 | Only her eyes shone very bright and sharp . |
| 13 | Upon closer inspection , only her eyes give her away , quick with the flicker of paranoia , scanning the room like marbles . |
| 14 | She slumps , exhausted , moving only her eyes from side to side as she follows our next exchange . |
| 15 | Only her eyes flashed her dislike as she held on to her composure . |
| 16 | But not all species of dolphin possess such accurate sonar and , indeed , when the water is clear , even the Bottle-nosed dolphin will readily search for fish using only its eyes to guide it . |
| 17 | Most Moroccan women show only their eyes . |
| 18 | There were two men in the front , both masked so that only their eyes showed through the slits . |
| 19 | Gone are the days when professionals used only their eyes and judgment to decide on club selection . |
| 20 | The Old World tropical fruit bats have good vision , and most of them use only their eyes for finding their way around . |
| 21 | Yet as she did so their eyes met , and it was all there in those brown depths . |
| 22 | So her eyes fell on the water jar . |
| 23 | After an hour or so her eyes grew heavy and her yawns more frequent , and at last she stopped the tape at a suitable break . |
| 24 | As Ashi dressed swiftly her eyes were drawn back to the carriage clock . |
| 25 | Then suddenly his eyes nearly jumped out of his head , and his mouth opened in frightened surprise . |
| 26 | Suddenly his eyes widened and he lunged forward . |
| 27 | Suddenly his eye fell on one stubble-shaved neck and back of head . |
| 28 | As Mr Grovey searched the room for a suitable candidate to partner Brian this week , unhappily his eye fell on me ( not literally of course , it 's just a way of saying ‘ he looked at me ’ ! ) . |
| 29 | Only his eyes , widely spaced , were differently shaped , large blue spheres with , above them , straight bushy eyebrows which reminded Neil of pale and delicate caterpillars . |
| 30 | Only his eyes were as crisply defined as before : cold , clear and blue . |