Example sentences of "kept an eye on [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Within limits , the family of the dead soldier could form the wording of the announcement without censorship , making the death-columns ( alongside advertisements ) the only non- ‘ co-ordinated ’ parts of German newspapers ( though the SD kept an eye on them , apparently aware of their potential as an index of opinion ) .
2 For the first month of her life Mrs MacDonagh had taken the baby into her own house , along with Eleanor 's eighteen-month-old brother Patrick , and she had bottle fed the baby and kept an eye on her brother amidst the debris of her own life and the squalor of her enormous family .
3 ‘ I 'll be jake , mum , ’ but Jean was n't so sure , and kept an eye on her as the day progressed .
4 I never worried about her this last year , you know , because I knew you dropped in and kept an eye on her .
5 She knew that he was good , and kept an eye on everybody , and on the whole Reach .
6 As the children spilled from class rooms and changing rooms , out onto the playground , where their parents waited , Bodie located Nick , and kept an eye on him .
7 No one kept an eye on him .
8 Mrs Taylor kept an eye on us , ready to rap our knuckles if we got too greedy .
9 Oh Mr kept an eye on us .
10 He kept an eye on it .
11 The dog did n't move , but I kept an eye on it , though she herself was formidable enough .
12 ‘ I did his personal tax return and kept an eye on his investments . ’
13 Mary organized the plates and kept an eye on his carving .
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