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

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1 It is n't just football that needs to keep an eye on its spectators .
2 Only if their teacher were with them were they allowed to cross the dusty lane to play on the greater green , for Miss Watson was a woman who had no doubt at all that each and every pupil would be run over and either maimed or killed outright if she were not there to keep an eye on their movements .
3 This had necessitated a large number of meetings , particularly for the Socialisation of Industries Committee and the Social Services Committee : ministers had tended to bring too many items to committee ; senior ministers had wanted to keep an eye on their more junior colleagues , and as a result a heavy burden fell on a handful .
4 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 .
5 He told us unsettling stories of Chinese merchants who had insisted on travelling aboard the prahus to keep an eye on their cargo , and had somehow been lost overboard while their merchandise appeared for sale in harbours far from their intended destination .
6 The er I 've got to keep an eye on my watch , this is what I 'm going by !
7 Ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your house .
8 Ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your home .
9 If you want to keep an eye on your sodium intake , refer to the nutritional information which accompanies some of the recipes in BBC Good Food .
10 But asking a trusty neighbour to keep an eye on your property should mean you can enjoy your holiday without worrying about what you might find when you get home .
11 He also asked her to keep an eye on his widow because he had heard about the carrying-on with the women-folk .
12 He has to keep an eye on his own kind as well as anybody else .
13 You 'll have to keep an eye on his mouth .
14 You 'll have to keep an eye on his mouth today .
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