Example sentences of "kept a [adj] [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Queen kept a sharp eye on the proceedings , and found it a favourable wet-day pastime to visit the Dolls ' House . |
| 2 | ‘ I ask myself every hour now if we might not have held him and still drawn off well enough if I had but kept a better watch on the road to Shrewsbury . |
| 3 | ‘ All quiet , but we kept a round-the-clock watch on the stables last night , just in case . |
| 4 | These kept a close check on the taking in and pasturing of cattle by outsiders through a system of branding and regular drifts . |
| 5 | There were not so many lights and Endill kept a close eye on the Headmaster in case he became lost in the darkness . |
| 6 | Inside the government , he kept a close eye on the development of policy and frequently intervened to prod ministers in desired directions . |
| 7 | Jenna had n't realised just how weak she felt until that moment and she kept a firm grip on the back of the settee . |
| 8 | And now , as dawn broke , Driver Oliver kept a watchful eye on the slowly lightening coastline . |
| 9 | Almost immediately the party was reconstituted , but this time Göring kept a watchful eye on the Danzigers . |
| 10 | Police kept a 24-hour watch on the villa after Camerini demanded £9 million for Melodie 's return . |
| 11 | To quell a riot , she kept a sympathetic hand on the manager 's arm while the young boy repeated her instructions . |
| 12 | In the long term , moreover , the profits were creamed off by London capitalists who kept a tight grip on the marketing of tin . |
| 13 | She kept a tight grip on the new hands and was particularly good at swabbing down the decks after a boisterous boarding party had come and gone . |
| 14 | Neighbouring South Africa was the dominant state in the region , and — at Pretoria 's insistence — Sobhuza kept a tight grip on the activities of the exiled African National Congress . |
| 15 | Along with the Thwaites at High Birk Hatt the Fawcetts kept a neighbourly eye on the Hauxwells when they were at their most vulnerable . |
| 16 | From the first the government made every effort to exclude any knowledge or discussion of the French Revolution ; Floridablanca 's cordon sanitaire was the strictest in Europe ; in 1791 he suspended the entire periodical press and kept a careful watch on the large French colony in Spain . |