Example sentences of "keep an [noun sg] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was fined £200 and banned from keeping an animal for five years . |
| 2 | Many horses which ‘ have ’ to be kept stabled can be helped by visual and tactile communication ( a stable companion , or a hole knocked through partition walls ) , more bulk in their food , or food which takes more work to eat ( turnips , or small-mesh hay-nets ) , the provision of a playpen outside , and the realisation by the owner that keeping an animal in stressful conditions amounts , quite simply , to cruelty . |
| 3 | December 's page from the RAF Museum 's find 1992 calendar — a Hurricane of 615 Squadron keeping an eye on two Stirlings of 15 Squadron , from the canvas of John Young . |
| 4 | I 've got a position in soya , so I 'm keeping an eye on that as well . ’ |
| 5 | No it 's alright I 've I 'm keeping an eye on that out there . |
| 6 | Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses . |
| 7 | After keeping an eye on several possible candidates who were working in local shops , I finally selected a young man who was an assistant at a fruiterer 's in Kensington . |
| 8 | We must keep an eye on that . |
| 9 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 10 | Because salt is added to the water , you must keep an eye on high ammonia and nitrite levels . |
| 11 | Allan here can keep an eye on this place , and handle ambitious little Robertson if he tries to nail up his damned lists . |
| 12 | Will you keep an eye on this sterilizer and turn it off if I forget it ? ’ |
| 13 | Instead of staying with me as he 'd planned , he rents this ancient pile , miles from anywhere , just so he can keep an eye on this stupid female who seems to have got herself into all sorts of trouble over a piece of land — ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on these bastards . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's only a few yards away from the shop , so you could easily keep an eye on both . ’ |
| 17 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 18 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 19 | Neighbours , by definition , have the advantage of proximity and are in a better position to keep an eye on elderly or infirm people living nearby . |
| 20 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
| 21 | The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and , if necessary , step in to protect her beloved ‘ firm ’ . |
| 22 | A new range of weather monitors that enable everyone to keep an eye on prevailing conditions is now available from Davis Instruments . |
| 23 | He said worriedly , ‘ I hope you 're going to keep an eye on that lot . |
| 24 | You 've just got to keep an eye on that . |
| 25 | The kitchen was a chaotic babble of activity , with Colban issuing orders in all directions and striving to keep an eye on those attendants who were entrusted with the care of vital sauces and gravies . |
| 26 | I was asked to keep an eye on some people , is all . |
| 27 | It 's almost like community care for the prisons , you want to keep an eye in this one ? |
| 28 | I 'm sure you 'll understand we need to keep an account of all the food costs . ’ |
| 29 | And keep an eye on young Müller . ’ |
| 30 | Both participants can make changes and annotate files with handwritten notes as they keep an eye on each other in the video window . |