Example sentences of "[vb mod] keep [art] [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 But I must keep a grip on my priorities here .
3 However , weight is not the be-all and end-all and you must keep a check on your general shape and fitness .
4 We 'll keep an eye on 'un . ’
5 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 .
6 ‘ I 'll keep an eye on her . ’
7 ‘ I 'll keep an eye on him , ’ reassured Jack .
8 ‘ I 'll keep an eye on it , sir . ’
9 So I think I 'll keep an eye on it and er .
10 Mrs Parvis 'll keep an eye on you .
11 So , I 'll , I 'll keep an eye on us .
12 Rather , take me into your service , and I 'll keep an eye on your horse for you while you are off hunting .
13 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 .
14 Unlike Anthony , Geoffrey could keep a lid on his temper .
15 Two , he could go along with Marler , pretend to accept him at face value , and this way he could keep an eye on him .
16 Instead he was put in a hostel where a nurse could keep an eye on him .
17 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 .
18 ‘ I wanted him where I could keep an eye on him , ’ said Mr Malik through his hands .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 But she was Ace ; she knew the score , and could keep an eye on herself .
22 ‘ So they could keep an eye on it , I assume .
23 I had this brilliant idea to blend into the scenery just so I could keep an eye on you .
24 From inside , he could keep an eye on his own house where nothing much seemed to be happening .
25 Yet someone ought to keep an eye on her . ’
26 And just as you would keep a watch on your neighbour 's house if they were away , you should do the same for unoccupied caravans on the site and report anything suspicious immediately .
27 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 .
28 Some of us said that we would keep an eye on what happened to that Act in the years that followed .
29 ‘ 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 . ’
30 Meanwhile we shall keep an eye on him .
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