Example sentences of "keep an [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The show ( from 3 December until 2 January ) is accompanied by a colour catalogue with an essay by Dan Cameron , a New York critic who has been keeping an eagle eye on the Spanish scene for some years .
2 All the while keeping an Embo Regal glued to their bottom lip .
3 Many horses which ‘ have ’ to be kept stabled can be helped by visual and tactile communication ( a stable companion , or a hole knocked through partition walls ) , more bulk in their food , or food which takes more work to eat ( turnips , or small-mesh hay-nets ) , the provision of a playpen outside , and the realisation by the owner that keeping an animal in stressful conditions amounts , quite simply , to cruelty .
4 ‘ I 'm sure you 're keeping an animal there .
5 He was fined £200 and banned from keeping an animal for five years .
6 Often , the risk of sharing is far greater than keeping an idea to oneself .
7 in keeping an idea of where the jobs are ,
8 Constable Perkins was torn between keeping an eye on the scene of the crime — and perhaps making a brilliant arrest — or calling up reinforcements .
9 ‘ Maybe he 's keeping an eye on you . ’
10 As did the House Manager who roamed throughout performances in the foyer or the staircases , the bars of Stalls , Dress Circle and Upper Circle , keeping an eye on programme girls ( most of them certainly mature ) who , in their black dresses and little aprons , ushered , sold programmes and in the intervals brought trays of tea and biscuits ( coffee in the evenings ) , while in the orchestra pit the band ( tuxedoed , although who knew whether their trousers matched ) played pleasing music .
11 Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses .
12 The company added that a standby boat was keeping an eye on the situation .
13 Rosa gently teased Erika about the vestigial romance but was serious about the advice she gave , that Erika was not , repeat not , to get involved with a boy-friend , especially with the Indoor Championships drawing nearer , and with the Ministry of Sport keeping an eye on her .
14 They are likely to renew interest in a former player , Manchester United 's Mal Donaghy , while keeping an eye on Brian Gayle 's progress under new management at Manchester City .
15 You suggest keeping an eye on Switzerland , New Zealand and Canada as potential enemies ( March 16th ) .
16 He says do n't be frightened , he 's keeping an eye on things for you . ’
17 But what would he be doing in the middle of nowhere … unless he was keeping an eye on Mungo , to see that he was safe ?
18 John Buckingham on Foinavon , well behind this chaos , was still keeping an eye on Josh Gifford on Honey End , though he was aware that his mount would be likely to prove more one-paced than the favourite .
19 It felt quite pleasant sitting at a desk , being taught geography and physics again , and keeping an eye on our son .
20 But there was to be no resting , particularly with Jeffrey Archer keeping an eye on the time .
21 ‘ The man , who was known to the police , was one of the knockers they 'd been keeping an eye on .
22 As the crowd grew , pressing against the window , the Divisional Police Commissioner Rousselet , who had been keeping an eye on events , sent a policeman down with orders to have the nude painting removed from the window .
23 Mrs Oliver is walking the dog , Alfred has washed and tidied away the tea things while keeping an eye on the shop from the adjoining neat and spotlessly clean flat .
24 Perhaps I am seeing difficulties where none need exist but it 's worth keeping an eye on .
25 As I clambered up the ranks of steep terraces , keeping an eye on my train time , early mist still clung to the bare mountainous knives of rock , and the mountain that the fortress itself stood on was festooned with dark trailing grasses like seaweed , adding to its otherworldliness .
26 Of course Madame keeping an eye on O was nothing new .
27 Actually , Helen and Geoff are away ( with the children , of course , it 's Spain again this year I think ) , and Mr Davis 's boy Kevin from the house on the corner is keeping an eye on things and doing the garden for them .
28 Otherwise the men had passed the time reading and keeping an eye out for aircraft .
29 Playing your part can be as simple as being a good neighbour — keeping an eye on a neighbour 's house while they 're away ; or even just letting the Police know if you see someone acting suspiciously around cars or property .
30 During that time he took his decision about Marler : to continue keeping an eye on him .
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