Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] keep an [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was of course famous for her powers of observation ; she was better than any of us at using the mirrors which she had had installed everywhere to keep an eye on everything that was happening , or was about to happen and might need averting . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll warn Mrs Pettifer they 're on their way , ’ said the sergeant , ‘ Then you 'd better keep an eye on the old lady and I 'll watch the froggie geezer . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'd better keep an eye on her then , ’ said Enid . |
| 4 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 5 | Come on , we 'd better keep an eye on her . ’ |
| 6 | Philip came up to keep an eye on him for a week or so . |
| 7 | Once Duncan had managed to fire off a report and stop his watch-replacement from stumbling on the terrorists , he had settled down to keep an eye on the gang . |
| 8 | In the next act we see a mountain village , where a feckless Kuomintang soldier is slouching around keeping an eye on the villagers . |
| 9 | I refuelled and re-armed and went back to keep an eye on Thacker who was about three miles out in the channel . |
| 10 | If you do n't keep an eye on your trousers , |
| 11 | ‘ These retired military men can get a bit frisky if you do n't keep an eye on them . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 'ave ter keep an eye on Rachel when she 's 'avin' 'er afternoon nap , ’ Carrie said sharply . |
| 13 | On the contrary , a company that does not keep an eye on how its employees are functioning is probably itself being badly run . |
| 14 | It has never given him any trouble , but we 've always kept an eye on it . |
| 15 | Since you seem reluctant to help us in our inquiries it might be as well if I stayed here to keep an eye on you while Constable Aplin rides to Burford to swear out a search warrant . ’ |