Example sentences of "[modal v] keep an [noun] on [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I think the idea was that a senior clergy should keep an eye on him , help him and so on . |
2 | We 'll keep an eye on 'un . ’ |
3 | 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 . |
4 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on her . ’ |
5 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on him , ’ reassured Jack . |
6 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on it , sir . ’ |
7 | So I think I 'll keep an eye on it and er . |
8 | Mrs Parvis 'll keep an eye on you . |
9 | So , I 'll , I 'll keep an eye on us . |
10 | Rather , take me into your service , and I 'll keep an eye on your horse for you while you are off hunting . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | Two , he could go along with Marler , pretend to accept him at face value , and this way he could keep an eye on him . |
13 | Instead he was put in a hostel where a nurse could keep an eye on him . |
14 | While the others snatched a midday break , Emily 's daughter-in-law Maudie took her turn of duty in the shop , and she always had her small son with her so she could keep an eye on him . |
15 | ‘ I wanted him where I could keep an eye on him , ’ said Mr Malik through his hands . |
16 | They took the little house two doors away from Ken and Rhoda ; her own to play with , to sweep and dust and arrange as she liked , and meals for two to cook at her discretion , and her father and grandmother just down the road so she had both a respite from them and could keep an eye on them , not too close but not too far . |
17 | Placing her feet carefully , Ace crept around the perimeter of the low scrub that surrounded the hilltop , finally finding a position overlooking the road , where she could keep an eye on whoever was approaching . |
18 | But she was Ace ; she knew the score , and could keep an eye on herself . |
19 | ‘ So they could keep an eye on it , I assume . |
20 | I had this brilliant idea to blend into the scenery just so I could keep an eye on you . |
21 | From inside , he could keep an eye on his own house where nothing much seemed to be happening . |
22 | Yet someone ought to keep an eye on her . ’ |
23 | Another friend said she would keep an eye on her , but four weeks later we had a phone call from her saying that Shamrock was desperately ill . |
24 | Some of us said that we would keep an eye on what happened to that Act in the years that followed . |
25 | ‘ What I mean is — she explained your circumstances quite openly and asked that if anything happened to her I would keep an eye on your affairs . ’ |
26 | Meanwhile we shall keep an eye on him . |
27 | I 'll install a couple who will keep an eye on her and take care of the grounds . ’ |
28 | He said : ‘ I will keep her on the same round but I will keep an eye on her and may switch the rounds . |
29 | Obviously you will keep an eye on your fencing and gates all the year round . |
30 | Patting the chair beside him , he told Daisy , ‘ If Perdita gets the scholarship , Sukey and I may well be going out to New Zealand at the same time to buy some ponies , so we can keep an eye on her . ’ |