Example sentences of "keep a [noun sg] on [adj] " in BNC.

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31 The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and , if necessary , step in to protect her beloved ‘ firm ’ .
32 A new range of weather monitors that enable everyone to keep an eye on prevailing conditions is now available from Davis Instruments .
33 He said worriedly , ‘ I hope you 're going to keep an eye on that lot .
34 You 've just got to keep an eye on that .
35 The kitchen was a chaotic babble of activity , with Colban issuing orders in all directions and striving to keep an eye on those attendants who were entrusted with the care of vital sauces and gravies .
36 I was asked to keep an eye on some people , is all .
37 From there I could hear the music and keep a watch on most of the room .
38 keep a file on each household : location , members of the household , their names and relationships , age and occupation .
39 So keep a note on that one Carnfield Hall if you get a chance to see it it might be open again just before Christmas .
40 Keep a score on these exercises .
41 They kept a check on all our activities .
42 The consumer and corporate finance division kept a check on bad debt difficulties , and notched up a small profit increase to £62m .
43 And keep an eye on young Müller . ’
44 Both participants can make changes and annotate files with handwritten notes as they keep an eye on each other in the video window .
45 I was recommended to go to this lady who 's Irish and then she 's gone back , , and I 've never , I mean , the examination was quick and painless he said , but just keep an eye on that double on there , erm , there 's a little tiny crack in it
46 Keep an eye on that one !
47 Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations .
48 I mean we 'll , we 'll obviously have to sort of keep a , keep an eye on all this all the way through
49 Lynda , you can tell keep an eye on all my own letters .
50 Moreover , international operations director Richard Ferry claims that the Bracknell , Berkshire-based company 's services are unique — although most rivals can offer centralised expertise , he says , no-one else can monitor computer systems remotely , or keep an eye on such critical issues as temperature and air conditioning levels at any given customer site .
51 Keep an eye on this lot and shout if anything weird pops up . ’
52 keep an eye on sniffable products in the home .
53 And turning to his colleague he said , ‘ Charley , keep an eye on these buggers while I nip round to the station . ’
54 There was a glass-fronted office on one side of the entrance where the SPs sat and kept an eye on all departures .
55 ( I wager Wolsey kept an eye on that , too , being most interested in the sins of the flesh .
56 Knowing the risks , Bloomsbury House kept an eye on those children who were reunited with their parents .
57 And then he wondered who she was in love with in London , to have kept a watch on another time ; and asked himself why in Christ she had come with him , in that case ; and at the same moment reflected about some plays , for he truly liked the theatre .
58 Management always kept a track on all the workers and treated those of us in the independent union very differently .
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