Example sentences of "keep [pos pn] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll be keeping my eye on future developments in piezoelectric inkjet technology . |
| 2 | I approached my bowl warily , keeping my eye on her . |
| 3 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 4 | And now that I 'm up here the problem is keeping my eyes on this page and stopping my mind from wandering and my pen from straying to the edge of the paper and doodling , something I am sure to give in to before long . |
| 5 | Marsh accepted his fate honourably , as everyone expected , and the Australians got on with the job of keeping their boot on the Indian throat . |
| 6 | Meanwhile Worcestershire 's cricketers are keeping their cool on their tour of South Africa . |
| 7 | Both the DoI and the 600 Group were keeping their information on the effects of robots on employment to themselves . |
| 8 | Potato brown rot has only affected a few tonnes on one farm so far … but experts are keeping their eyes on it . |
| 9 | ‘ All right , dear ? ’ asked her mother , keeping her gaze on the television screen . |
| 10 | He must be in his early forties , Belinda decided , while Faye , she knew was thirty-eight — fairly old to be having a first child , which added a greater sense of urgency and importance to the task of keeping her pregnancy on track . |
| 11 | Rose ignored her , keeping her eyes on the rattling carriage , holding herself in a permanent half crouch , like a sprinter at the starting post . |
| 12 | Flavia turned away , took a few steps , came back and stood still : keeping her eyes on Andrée 's face she said with complete intensity , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 13 | My blaster , ’ she said , backing towards a wall and keeping her eyes on the widening gap between the doors . |
| 14 | Swallowing hard , she crawled once more under the rail and inched forward , keeping her eyes on the ground as she went . |
| 15 | ‘ How did you know about the coffee ? ’ she asked , keeping her eyes on her plate . |
| 16 | She opened the door , keeping her eyes on the patch of darkness beyond the lamp . |
| 17 | Keeping her eyes on Robert as he began to talk to Dawn , she waited to see a change of expression on Dawn 's face , then , suddenly , her view was blotted out by a tall figure handing her a glass of wine . |
| 18 | She rang the bell brutishly , keeping her hand on it , and flapped the lid of the letterbox . |
| 19 | Rising unsteadily to her feet , determinedly keeping her mind on what she needed to care for fitzAlan , Isabel opened the door of the hut . |
| 20 | Keeping its eye on what HP was up to with its latest Snake , see page three , Sun was still dickering with its pricing schedule at the eleventh hour last week . |
| 21 | To get out of bed , the patient first lies on his back , clasps his hands together , keeping his elbows straight , and bends his unaffected knee , keeping his foot on the bed . |
| 22 | She turned slowly to give him a long , searching look and decided he must have become expert at keeping his emotions on a tight rein . |
| 23 | Keeping his gaze on the thread of light seeping out from the Bogeyman 's room , he inched his way along the threadbare strip of carpet . |
| 24 | He moved closer to her , still keeping his gaze on her face . |
| 25 | But the recession has meant the studios are cutting back , so instead of keeping his planes on the ground , he 's making his own flying thriller . |
| 26 | She tried again to meet Norman 's eye but he was rather desperately keeping his attention on that slut Yvonne . |
| 27 | He turned the sharpener slowly , keeping his eye on the lead . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's me Moll , Yanto , ’ he answered with an urgent whisper , still keeping his eye on the other bedroom window . |
| 29 | Wetherall then stumbled and fell over on the appalling pitch in the centre of the 6 yard box ( as he was correctly keeping his eye on the incoming ball ) . |
| 30 | For now Mr Gorbachev is just managing to continue what he does best : keeping his show on the road . |