Example sentences of "[conj] keep an [noun] on [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It felt quite pleasant sitting at a desk , being taught geography and physics again , and keeping an eye on our son . |
2 | I thought you should know and keep an eye on her . ’ |
3 | ‘ If he had any sense he 'd stay here and keep an eye on his daughter , ’ I quipped back . |
4 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
5 | ‘ And keep an eye on me so that I wo n't escape , ’ she bit out before biting into her toast . |
6 | But it is important for parents to be aware and keep an eye on their children . ’ |
7 | It was Marian 's work to drive the swine out onto the slope and keep an eye on them . |
8 | There is no treatment for tumours , but it is best , if possible , to isolate the fish and keep an eye on them . |
9 | Leave both glasses in the same place and keep an eye on them for about half an hour . |
10 | She paid an extra dollar a week for Mrs Benson to put Maria to bed and keep an eye on her , but somehow she did n't think that Mrs Benson was all that reliable as a child-watcher . |
11 | Keep it in the quarantine tank , cease medication and keep an eye on it for the next few months . |
12 | He will also arrange an agreement that enables you to get back your property when you need it , ensure that the rent is paid regularly , and keep an eye on it generally . |
13 | By following Andy Kyle he could keep just ahead of the final match , make a progress round the entire course and keep an eye on his stake . |
14 | Do n't ask to borrow their pencil , and keep an eye on your own possessions . |
15 | She knew that he was good , and kept an eye on everybody , and on the whole Reach . |
16 | As the children spilled from class rooms and changing rooms , out onto the playground , where their parents waited , Bodie located Nick , and kept an eye on him . |
17 | For the first month of her life Mrs MacDonagh had taken the baby into her own house , along with Eleanor 's eighteen-month-old brother Patrick , and she had bottle fed the baby and kept an eye on her brother amidst the debris of her own life and the squalor of her enormous family . |
18 | ‘ I 'll be jake , mum , ’ but Jean was n't so sure , and kept an eye on her as the day progressed . |
19 | I never worried about her this last year , you know , because I knew you dropped in and kept an eye on her . |
20 | ‘ I did his personal tax return and kept an eye on his investments . ’ |
21 | Mary organized the plates and kept an eye on his carving . |
22 | Suppose Betty had come with her not to gambol on the blades of grass , not to ask her collaboration in salad-making but to keep an eye on her . |
23 | ‘ Not to stop us , but to keep an eye on us . ’ |
24 | If , for instance , a certain portion of a design includes a number of long , narrow , shapes ( eg tree branches ) then the grain in those components should be arranged to run along , rather than across , the strips ; just commonsense , but keep an eye on it . |