Example sentences of "watchful eye [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 During all the activity on the square , 5 Platoon have been working away in the gym doing circuit training under the watchful eyes of the Physical Training Instructors .
2 The act does not control what happens to cell cultures imported by companies operating on the fringe of the biotechnology industry — away from the watchful eyes of the HSE and GMAG .
3 The photographs are arranged on the walls of a tower spanning two floors and narrowing at the top , suggesting a chimney — fittingly , since all 4,000 Jews of Eisziszki were shot by Lithuanian guards in September 1941 , under the watchful eyes of the SS .
4 As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip .
5 And now , as dawn broke , Driver Oliver kept a watchful eye on the slowly lightening coastline .
6 I hurried on , keeping an anxious , watchful eye on the skyline .
7 Vic swings on to the motorway , going north-west , and for a few miles gives the Jaguar its head , moving smoothly up the outside lane at 90 , keeping a watchful eye on the rear-view mirror , though the police rarely bother you in the rush hour , they are as eager as anyone to keep the traffic flowing .
8 To a considerable extent , each republican or provincial national bank acts autonomously , and keeps a watchful eye on the financial position of its own republic or province .
9 Almost immediately the party was reconstituted , but this time Göring kept a watchful eye on the Danzigers .
10 It was obvious that my aircraft was not in a condition for any further fighting and I flew a zig-zag course back to the 'drome keeping a very watchful eye on the sky around me .
11 Adam turned his attention to Miranda 's other tender places and casually added , ‘ Perhaps you 'd better give Annabel a call , to reassure her that you 're keeping a watchful eye on the accounts .
12 Neville who oversees the zany stock-takes once a week keeps a watchful eye on the joke , gag novelty market .
13 During the previous six months I had been able to keep a more watchful eye on the whereabouts of the elusive Charlie , thanks to the help of a young officer Daphne had introduced me to who worked in the War Office .
14 Here he is , keeping a watchful eye on the crowds at the Royal Priors shopping centre in Leamington Spa .
15 Meanwhile other members of the platoon work under the watchful eye of the Royal Engineer Petroleum Fitter Corporal , Who is struggling to keep the fuel pumps running despite the dust and searing heat .
16 The jurors at the Forest Eyre , under the watchful eye of the judges , declared that the whole county south of the ‘ Stanestreet ’ should remain within the forest .
17 Under the watchful eye of the provodnitsy — the female ticket-collectors , tea dispensers and mother hens — you feel less a stranger on a train and more a member of an extended family , sharing food , drink and gossip — even if you ca n't understand a word of Russian .
18 But if they were to meet away from school , out of uniform , no longer under the watchful eye of the masters and mistresses in their chalk-marked black gowns , then maybe it would be different .
19 Under the watchful eye of the teacher the children improvise their shoe shop , and probably it is she who suggests the use of shelves for the ‘ display ’ of pairs .
20 Meanwhile , the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) had been safely ferried to France under the watchful eye of the British Navy .
21 The change in her way of living was so vast she could scarcely credit it ; she would stop , sometimes , with the polishing rag in her hand , under the watchful eye of the parakeet , and say aloud : ‘ But this can never be me , not really me !
22 The week afloat in Turkey departs from Yalikavak and cruises the delightful and party protected Gulf of Güllük with up to eight with up to eight mirage 28 yachts under the watchful eye of the flotilla lead boat .
23 At McCaffrey 's Quarry , a couple of miles outside Derrylin , blasting day involves the watchful eye of the security forces .
24 The very best flats have a resident caretaker who keeps a watchful eye over the block and is there to help in emergencies .
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