have eyes only for
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There, she met and was bowled over by the writer who seemed to have eyes only for her.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2020
Subsidiary characters — an elderly woman on the Métro; a Syrian kebab vendor — add subtle political commentary and local color, but Théo and Hugo have eyes only for each other.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2017
Check out the box score of a Princeton game: the team gets two-thirds of its baskets off assists, a rarity in this era of run-and-gun shooters who have eyes only for the hoop.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Siegfried is given a potion which makes him forget Brunnhilde, have eyes only for Gutrune.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Their ancient splendor in the tournaments and games of Florence, when the people seemed to have eyes only for men of the Alberti blood, is described on p.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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