Example sentences of "keep an eye on [pers pn] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it 's been that long keeping an eye on them that they could be supplying half the business on our time with and then a hundred per cent the rest of the time . |
| 2 | If I had to describe her , I would say that she was a sensible , down-to-earth woman , dressed plainly and cleanly , understanding what I was experiencing , yet sighing at my folly and patiently keeping an eye on me till I was in a stronger state again . |
| 3 | This scheme is practical for people with younger children , too , as you can keep an eye on them while you cook , ’ she points out . |
| 4 | Joyce 's material supposedly unfolds in the dreaming mind of a Dublin publican ; the story O'Brien 's narrator tells concerns a publican who operates his imagination altogether more systematically , locking up his fictional characters ‘ so that he can keep an eye on them and see that there is no boozing ’ ( O'Brien 1939 and 1975 : 35 ) . |
| 5 | One very important thing for older people living alone is to let friends and neighbours know that they are ill , so that they can keep an eye on them and obviously you know , do the shopping and bring in any , anything that they might need . |
| 6 | Can you keep an eye on him while I 'm doing this dinner please ? |
| 7 | I wish there was someone I could talk to about the problems — someone who 'd keep an eye on him and watch for him getting bad and get the doctor to do something , sooner ; someone who 'd help him with money , a job , get him out of the room for a bit , give us a break too . |
| 8 | That way we can keep an eye on him and he 'll feel reassured . |
| 9 | That way we can keep an eye on him and make sure he does n't get up to anything too strenuous . |
| 10 | She 's going to sit there in the hospital , and they 'll keep an eye on her and someone will put her on the evening bus , just as she planned . |
| 11 | I 'll install a couple who will keep an eye on her and take care of the grounds . ’ |
| 12 | He said : ‘ I will keep her on the same round but I will keep an eye on her and may switch the rounds . |
| 13 | Can you keep an eye on it while I fetch the salads ? ’ |
| 14 | So I think I 'll keep an eye on it and er . |
| 15 | And your Dad and I can keep an eye on you and make sure you 're not overdoing it , for the sake of the little one . ’ |
| 16 | All three of us are grinning like it 's an idiot 's birthday party , but she keeps an eye on me like she thinks I may have a relapse any minute . |
| 17 | Since even the neophyte practises on his own , there is no senior partner to keep an eye on him and to clamp down upon him if he is incompetent.s |
| 18 | ‘ We agreed to keep an eye on her and stop Hilary jumping the gun on us . |
| 19 | That 's why I have to keep an eye on it cos that blind and that , but it wo n't come yet , it would n't have been on that , that was priced it . |
| 20 | ‘ And your mother has asked me to keep an eye on you while she is away . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | I 'd hired a team of private investigators to keep an eye on you after your house was ransacked , and I was just ringing through to them to let them know where you were . ’ |
| 23 | I was just supposed to keep an eye on you and let you lead us to the enemy . |
| 24 | You do n't overtake , you just keep an eye on me and keep the same distance away . |
| 25 | So if it settles down , and you do n't have any more next time , keep an eye on you as we normally do every few Well we 'll be seeing you fairly soon , wo n't we ? |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll be jake , mum , ’ but Jean was n't so sure , and kept an eye on her as the day progressed . |
| 27 | Mum knew this too , which was why she always kept an eye on him when he was the worse for drink . |