Example sentences of "[pers pn] to keep an eye on " in BNC.

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1 So I must leave him here , and you to keep an eye on him .
2 ‘ Listen , Geraci , I want you to keep an eye on the other two for me . ’
3 The farmer and his neighbours were all friends so it was just a case of asking them to keep an eye on their moggies , and spying on a few of the plumper-looking ones — successful hunters , we assumed .
4 I did a 50% water change and phoned the manufacturer who told me to keep an eye on things .
5 My fields are too far from the Manor for me to keep an eye on them .
6 ‘ And your mother has asked me to keep an eye on you while she is away . ’
7 As a matter of fact , Matthew asked me to keep an eye on him — I think he felt guilty . ’
8 ‘ Because the colonel asked me to keep an eye on you . ’
9 ‘ Asked me to keep an eye on you , ’ he repeated mildly as he skilfully opened the bottle of wine .
10 Coober Pedy ( form the aboriginal kupa piti meaning " white man 's burrow " ) has a large migrant population but it was an Australian who dug me out when I became bogged down in the dull-dust , and an old swagman on the road who warned me to keep an eye on the weather .
11 I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention — although anything that the Government nationalise they may flog off at a profit at a later date , so I ask him to keep an eye on the situation .
12 He also asked her to keep an eye on his widow because he had heard about the carrying-on with the women-folk .
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