Example sentences of "[adv] keep an eye on " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mum knew this too , which was why she always kept an eye on him when he was the worse for drink . |
| 32 | Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses . |
| 33 | Librarians should also keep an eye on book prices , so as to be able to judge what is a fair price for a book — though if a particular title is really wanted there is no option but to pay up . |
| 34 | It follows that , in offering a view of the cultural characteristics of higher education , we must also keep an eye on the wider culture and say something about their interconnections . |
| 35 | The local EHO was satisfied with our standards during his last visit and our maintenance manager is our health and officer so he also keeps an eye on things . ’ |
| 36 | Philip came up to keep an eye on him for a week or so . |
| 37 | Trading standards also keep an eye on car boot sales — and say that tighter controls would help them . |
| 38 | I refuelled and re-armed and went back to keep an eye on Thacker who was about three miles out in the channel . |
| 39 | In the next act we see a mountain village , where a feckless Kuomintang soldier is slouching around keeping an eye on the villagers . |
| 40 | ‘ We say we ca n't keep an eye on them all the time , but the girls are under strict control . ’ |
| 41 | If you do n't keep an eye on your trousers , |
| 42 | ‘ These retired military men can get a bit frisky if you do n't keep an eye on them . ’ |
| 43 | I do n't erm , yeah , I do think they 're too young to be out here , because er you ca n't keep an eye on them . |
| 44 | ‘ As you can see from the state of this place , I have someone call in regularly to keep an eye on it . |
| 45 | ‘ Melody in Fern Cottage with Seb , without me around to keep an eye on the pair of ‘ em ? |
| 46 | 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 . ’ |
| 47 | Please keep an eye on the signs . |
| 48 | In some ways it was easier having him around where she could at least keep an eye on what he was doing . |
| 49 | Ifor came up now and then to keep an eye on him . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | Only if their teacher were with them were they allowed to cross the dusty lane to play on the greater green , for Miss Watson was a woman who had no doubt at all that each and every pupil would be run over and either maimed or killed outright if she were not there to keep an eye on their movements . |
| 52 | But rest assured : in the longer term , giving reasons will certainly foster their compliance and , most important , the sort of reliability you can depend upon even when you are not there to keep an eye on things . |
| 53 | Claudio Bartolini will be there to keep an eye on £5.5million Gazza , who is set to make his first competitive outing for more than 15 months . |
| 54 | ‘ Had the centre not been there to keep an eye on me , I would have probably been admitted to hospital the previous week and kept in . ’ |
| 55 | The advantage of this is that when you start gigging , you have someone out front who knows your songs , and who can either mix your sound or at least keep an eye on the house engineer . |
| 56 | ‘ Well , I 'ave ter keep an eye on Rachel when she 's 'avin' 'er afternoon nap , ’ Carrie said sharply . |