Example sentences of "[verb] a watchful eye on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic swings on to the motorway , going north-west , and for a few miles gives the Jaguar its head , moving smoothly up the outside lane at 90 , keeping a watchful eye on the rear-view mirror , though the police rarely bother you in the rush hour , they are as eager as anyone to keep the traffic flowing . |
| 2 | I am constantly ‘ working ’ with my second rod while keeping a watchful eye on my other rod which is cast into the hotspot . |
| 3 | Having narrowed the field , do a tour of the shops and try as many different models as you can , keeping a watchful eye on such things as good picture definition and colour , no picture ‘ jitter ’ ( unsteadiness ) , and good sound recording with low hiss and mechanical noise pick-up . |
| 4 | Adam turned his attention to Miranda 's other tender places and casually added , ‘ Perhaps you 'd better give Annabel a call , to reassure her that you 're keeping a watchful eye on the accounts . |
| 5 | He did not go any further into the room but stood in the door keeping a watchful eye on Evans . |
| 6 | So she 'd do just the opposite , keeping him close and at the same time keeping a watchful eye on all he was doing . |
| 7 | Distressed by mindless vandalism that destroys trees and flowers they are keeping a watchful eye on plant life . |
| 8 | He always seemed to be hanging about , keeping a watchful eye on them . |
| 9 | Here he is , keeping a watchful eye on the crowds at the Royal Priors shopping centre in Leamington Spa . |
| 10 | There is a further constraint in that the Ministry of Defence will keep a watchful eye on any potential partner or owner . |
| 11 | It is natural that a mother should regard her child 's health as a matter of the highest importance ; but Judith Holt believed that the Almighty should also keep a watchful eye on a bank of which her husband had become a director . |
| 12 | To a considerable extent , each republican or provincial national bank acts autonomously , and keeps a watchful eye on the financial position of its own republic or province . |
| 13 | Neville who oversees the zany stock-takes once a week keeps a watchful eye on the joke , gag novelty market . |
| 14 | This is quite possible since MI5 did not make a detectable or a sustained effort to keep a watchful eye on Ivanov 's movements . |
| 15 | You are not likely to find anything of archaeological interest , but museums may be inclined to keep a watchful eye on you ! |
| 16 | Shifting most of the body weight to the right leg , he pivots clockwise in a 180-degree arc , taking care to keep a watchful eye on his opponent . |
| 17 | When she started flying her parents asked me to keep a watchful eye on her . |
| 18 | Up to now the police have played a passive role with the hippies , preferring to keep a watchful eye on them . |
| 19 | Toast the newly cut surfaces but keep a watchful eye on them as the toast is now very thin and will cook extra quickly . |
| 20 | For the moment they had to be content to occupy the episcopal city and from there keep a watchful eye on their enemies . |
| 21 | The milkmen have been watching out for customers who lay their part in the community , are good neighbour , keep a watchful eye on elderly residents , or putting nuts out for the birds . |
| 22 | And now , as dawn broke , Driver Oliver kept a watchful eye on the slowly lightening coastline . |
| 23 | Almost immediately the party was reconstituted , but this time Göring kept a watchful eye on the Danzigers . |
| 24 | She kept a watchful eye on any leaks that might have sprung . |
| 25 | He also kept a watchful eye on Channel tunnel plans as they came and went . |
| 26 | She had liked that idea , and thought somehow that her mother kept a watchful eye on her . |