Someone's eye
"Philip Hammond, the foreign secretary, had made a speech at Chatham House a few days earlier. A speech in which he noted that “the only country who would like us to leave the EU is Russia”. And the embassy had taken exception.
A couple of hundred miles away, in Lysander House, Catbrain Lane, Bristol, a modern office block on a busy roundabout that serves as the headquarters of both Eldon Insurance – owned by local businessman Arron Banks – and the Leave.EU campaign team – funded by Arron Banks – it seems to have caught someone’s eye."
(The Guardian.)
I understand the antecedent of "it" in "it seems..." is the first paragraph of the passage above.
My question is: has someone's eye been located in "Lysander House, Catbrain Lane, Bristol, a modern office block..."?
Top answer
'It' refers to the speech. ' Catch a person's eye' is an idiom meaning 'attract someone's attention '. eg I sat in the restaurant for ten minutes, trying to catch the waiter's eye.
- 'It' refers to the speech.
- ' Catch a person's eye' is an idiom meaning 'attract someone's attention '.
- eg I sat in the restaurant for ten minutes, trying to catch the waiter's eye.
- The speech seems to have attracted someone's attention.
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'It' refers to the speech.
'Catch a person's eye' is an idiom meaning 'attract someone's attention'. eg I sat in the restaurant for ten minutes, trying to catch the waiter's eye.
The speech seems to have attracted someone's attention.
0Clive'It' refers to the speech.
I've suspected that "it" also refers to And the embassy had taken exception. I think that's possible, but unlikely. Moe context would probably make the matter clearer.
CliveThe speech seems to have attracted someone's attention.
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