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Meanings of nervous eye in English

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Usage of nervous eye in English
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Hudson rolled a nervous eye at him and became clumsily hasty.
The Knave of Diamonds
2
Tullia hovered in the doorway, keeping a nervous eye out for movements below.
Shadows in Bronze
3
Aylaen kept a nervous eye on him and knelt down beside the priestess.
Secret of the Dragon
4
The envelope quickly opened, a nervous eye scans the results.
The Irish Times
5
Olsen kept a nervous eye on the guy in camouflage.
Cold springs
6
Max caught Pemberton's nervous eye and waved him over.
The Information Officer
7
She tells Matty J she has a nervous eye twitch and he thinks it's totally adorable.
News.com.au
8
I kept a nervous eye on her, ready to jump back into the water if she fell.
Secrets of the Wolves
9
With a nervous eye on league tables, some schools may push pupils down an inappropriate academic route.
The Guardian
10
It's been cold outside and Irish tillage farmers everywhere are casting a nervous eye toward the rain clouds.
The Irish Times
11
Nonetheless investors, particularly those with mineral projects elsewhere in Mindanao, will be keeping a nervous eye on the violence.
Reuters
12
Roxburgh and Millers Flat residents will be casting a nervous eye skywards today with further rain and thunder forecast.
Radio NZ
13
But he's watching the calendar with a nervous eye, as Catalonia's referendum on independence, scheduled for this Sunday, approaches.
The Irish Times
14
Even I turned pale, I fear, and cast a nervous eye toward the table where Tish keeps her reading-matter.
Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
15
Fred Fine, keeping one nervous eye on Sarah, strode over to Mari and put his hand lightly on her shoulder.
The Big U
16
The nervous eye of Roffery's torch flicked sharply over the usual grille in the ceiling, blank walls and a floor piled with wreckage.
Non-Stop
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