Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] a eye on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must confess I was as curious as they were so I kept an eye on the cottage to see who came . |
| 2 | The dog did n't move , but I kept an eye on it , though she herself was formidable enough . |
| 3 | I think she thought I had an eye on your grandad . ’ |
| 4 | There 's no money to stake you — if you had an eye on that win from the cockfight — it 's gone towards paying my debts … a drop in the ocean . ’ |
| 5 | No one kept an eye on him . |
| 6 | He kept an eye on it . |
| 7 | Similarly , David Tagg of Grand Metropolitan referred to using headhunters when he had an eye on a specific person within another company : a headhunter could discreetly and confidentially find out if that person might consider moving , before the name of the interested party , i.e. Grand Metropolitan , need be revealed . |
| 8 | He had an eye on the goal difference as Newcastle were closing the gap between us and Sheff Utd . |