Example sentences of "be [verb] keep an [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said worriedly , ‘ I hope you 're going to keep an eye on that lot . |
| 2 | True , it did so cautiously — the cut in the discount rate from 8.0 to 7.5 per cent ( with no change in the Lombard rate ) does indeed represent a modest move — but this caution is clearly an attempt to take account of the slowdown of the German economy while signalling that the central bankers are continuing to keep an eye on inflation . |
| 3 | Watch Committees were organized to keep an eye on prostitution and the granting of licences to publicans . |
| 4 | Is it not incumbent though , on the councillor or ward councillor to make sure when the money has been granted , that how it 's used and spent , so he 's going to keep an eye on it , anyway ? |
| 5 | In November of 1936 , a Franco-Lebanese treaty theoretically recognised the ‘ independence ’ of Lebanon but France was permitted to keep an army in the country and thus maintained considerable political control . |
| 6 | Officers joined their men , directing them to take up positions in the main access tunnels , while the main group was despatched to keep an eye on the dock area . |
| 7 | I was asked to keep an eye on some people , is all . |
| 8 | The new wards were to be built on the northern side of the workhouse grounds , and a sub-committee was appointed to keep an eye on progress . |
| 9 | No work was carried out on Sundays , though a watchman was appointed to keep an eye on things , being paid 1/ the day . |