Example sentences of "[modal v] keep an eye on " 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 | explained : ‘ Managers should keep an eye on staff , on any absences , illness , reduction in production levels , or reduction in quality levels . ’ |
| 3 | So we must keep an eye on Bruno Casanova . ’ |
| 4 | Because salt is added to the water , you must keep an eye on high ammonia and nitrite levels . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , of course , we must keep an eye on Winter Marsh . " |
| 6 | We must keep an eye on that . |
| 7 | Yeah the other thing you might keep an eye on is erm try to develop computing skills . |
| 8 | Auguste caught a brief glimpse of himself in the small mirror he had unobtrusively arranged in order that he might keep an eye on events taking place behind his back ; the surreptitious addition of Mrs Marshall 's abominable Coralline pepper , for example , to an imperfect sauce . |
| 9 | Mrs Parvis 'll keep an eye on you . |
| 10 | We 'll keep an eye on 'un . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on him , ’ reassured Jack . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on her . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on these bastards . |
| 15 | Rather , take me into your service , and I 'll keep an eye on your horse for you while you are off hunting . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on it , sir . ’ |
| 17 | has already crapped himself about the visit cause extra work of course but er the er however we should er revert maybe we 'll keep an eye on the schedule and things er but we we need to tie it up tight so we do n't get a cos I mean what 's being said now in the corridors of power is that the schedule is totally sales driven and it 's the sales department that 's put it together , I am only the administrator , I only I d I completely take my orders from the sales department quote unquote in front of everybody at the management meeting . |
| 18 | So , I 'll , I 'll keep an eye on us . |
| 19 | So I think I 'll keep an eye on it and er . |
| 20 | ‘ Said I 'd keep an eye on the kiddy for an hour or two . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Two , he could go along with Marler , pretend to accept him at face value , and this way he could keep an eye on him . |
| 23 | Instead he was put in a hostel where a nurse could keep an eye on him . |
| 24 | ‘ So they could keep an eye on it , I assume . |
| 25 | At least this way they could keep an eye on the supply source . |
| 26 | Titch left him a key , you see , while he was away , so he could keep an eye on the place , or maybe if he wanted to do some painting , the way your nan carried on about him doing it at home — anyway , he went round there that night . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | But she was Ace ; she knew the score , and could keep an eye on herself . |
| 30 | He spent three years in New York State as resident secretary of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club , a rich men 's recreation park on the Hudson River , whence he could keep an eye on wealthy Irish-Americans . |