Example sentences of "keep an eye on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Miss Pope 's here , to keep an eye on things . ’ |
| 32 | ‘ But I had to keep an eye on things . ’ |
| 33 | Saddam had returned to the south , to keep an eye on developments , as soon as an offensive was regarded as likely . |
| 34 | Untag has 2,800 officials — including 1,100 policemen — scattered throughout Namibia to keep an eye on proceedings at 358 polling booths . |
| 35 | I LIKE to keep an eye on advertisements in the classier American magazines for several reasons . |
| 36 | Traditionally , Archdeacon Oliver explains , archdeacons dealt with legal and property matters , but although they still have to keep an eye on architects and parsonage houses , their work is far more , nowadays , to do with pastoral negotiation . |
| 37 | Keep an eye on youngsters , and teach them to recognise danger too . |
| 38 | Guideline 29 : Keep an eye on things : ‘ supervision ’ is not a dirty word . |
| 39 | If your hospitalization is sudden , say , you are struck down with appendicitis at work , ask your work colleagues to telephone the neighbour who keeps your spare key and ask him or her to check that your home is all right , look after your pet or take your pet to a local kennels or vet to be looked after , water your plants , and generally keep an eye on things . |
| 40 | We keep an eye on things from a distance , and we occasionally arrange to have somebody put under permanent sedation , but we do n't purge . |
| 41 | Mavis , keep an eye on things , will you , till I get back . |
| 42 | They wo n't live in but will call regularly , feed pets and plants and keep an eye on things . |
| 43 | For one thing , as I can report , having kept an eye on proceedings since they disappeared from the newspapers and TV , all the witnesses are affected by the disease of official language . |