Example sentences of "keeps an eye on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She supervises the pre-felting embroidery , keeps an eye on stock , trains people to work the machine . |
| 2 | He helps Pancks , whose landlord he is , to establish Mr Dorrit 's claim to his inheritance , and while Clennam is imprisoned in the Marshalsea he keeps an eye on his affairs ; Anastasia , his unprepossessing , middle-aged daughter , who cherishes the recollection of once having won an action for breach of promise . |
| 3 | The Boffins take care of him when Betty goes away , and disguised as a dustman , he keeps an eye on Wegg whilst Boffin 's mounds are cleared to see that nothing is stolen . |
| 4 | The Response controller keeps an eye on its peripherals by constantly ‘ polling ’ them in sequence . |
| 5 | A good general practitioner keeps an eye on the health of his elderly patients , knows the score , and can conduct the whole orchestra of welfare on their behalf when they need it . |
| 6 | The female cuckoo is thus very restricted as to where she can lay her eggs , and it is important that she keeps an eye on the whereabouts of potential hosts . |
| 7 | At the same time the SMS Manager checks that the various storage groups and classes have been set up properly , while the Hierarchical Storage Manager keeps an eye on the way in which data is migrated across media types , avoiding the thrashing that can occur when , for example an application accesses some data every four days and the system is set up to dump unused data to tape storage after three . |
| 8 | I live with Auntie , she keeps an eye on me . ’ |
| 9 | Inspector Blakelock gets here early those mornings to let them in and Scobie keeps an eye on them . |
| 10 | ‘ You know , the panda who keeps an eye on my drinking habits . ’ |
| 11 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 12 | The wife come in she stays up around the corner and keeps an eye on the on a Saturday . |
| 13 | All three of us are grinning like it 's an idiot 's birthday party , but she keeps an eye on me like she thinks I may have a relapse any minute . |
| 14 | The local EHO was satisfied with our standards during his last visit and our maintenance manager is our health and officer so he also keeps an eye on things . ’ |
| 15 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 16 | Eda Rose who makes and sells hats to the rich and famous , keeps an eye on what 's being worn at Henley : |