Example sentences of "keep an eye on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll warn Mrs Pettifer they 're on their way , ’ said the sergeant , ‘ Then you 'd better keep an eye on the old lady and I 'll watch the froggie geezer . |
| 2 | Mr Catlett was deputized to ‘ keep an eye on everything ’ while Perkins went up to the vicarage to make his 'phone call . |
| 3 | Allan here can keep an eye on this place , and handle ambitious little Robertson if he tries to nail up his damned lists . |
| 4 | Samuel Beckett We want him in a nice jail where we can keep an eye on him . |
| 5 | Does a neighbour keep an eye on your house while you are away ? |
| 6 | Mrs Parvis 'll keep an eye on you . |
| 7 | Then I can keep an eye on the eggs . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Said I 'd keep an eye on the kiddy for an hour or two . |
| 9 | ‘ We say we ca n't keep an eye on them all the time , but the girls are under strict control . ’ |
| 10 | The areas where neighbours would keep an eye on things were Wester Ross and Speyside , both close-knit farming communities . |
| 11 | We 'll keep an eye on 'un . ’ |
| 12 | Joyce 's material supposedly unfolds in the dreaming mind of a Dublin publican ; the story O'Brien 's narrator tells concerns a publican who operates his imagination altogether more systematically , locking up his fictional characters ‘ so that he can keep an eye on them and see that there is no boozing ’ ( O'Brien 1939 and 1975 : 35 ) . |
| 13 | Two , he could go along with Marler , pretend to accept him at face value , and this way he could keep an eye on him . |
| 14 | As you wander along the ridge , it 's a long time before you lose sight of its neat white contours , and if you take a strong pair of binoculars on your walk , you can keep an eye on how the housemaid is turning your bed down . |
| 15 | From where does he keep an eye on things ? |
| 16 | Librarians should also keep an eye on book prices , so as to be able to judge what is a fair price for a book — though if a particular title is really wanted there is no option but to pay up . |
| 17 | On the contrary , a company that does not keep an eye on how its employees are functioning is probably itself being badly run . |
| 18 | Neighbours who can keep an eye on the house , and can be trusted to feed pets or have a key when necessary , can make a lot of difference to settling happily . |
| 19 | Instead he was put in a hostel where a nurse could keep an eye on him . |
| 20 | Obviously you will keep an eye on your fencing and gates all the year round . |
| 21 | Another friend said she would keep an eye on her , but four weeks later we had a phone call from her saying that Shamrock was desperately ill . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on him , ’ reassured Jack . |
| 23 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
| 24 | This scheme is practical for people with younger children , too , as you can keep an eye on them while you cook , ’ she points out . |
| 25 | The grill is efficient and can be operated with the door open so you can keep an eye on the food as it cooks . |
| 26 | Patting the chair beside him , he told Daisy , ‘ If Perdita gets the scholarship , Sukey and I may well be going out to New Zealand at the same time to buy some ponies , so we can keep an eye on her . ’ |
| 27 | She also warned Quinn of the abrasive Kevin Brown , who had chosen her for this mission and had established himself in London with a team of eight to ‘ keep an eye on things ’ . |
| 28 | MURDER victim Johanna Young 's mother wept yesterday as she begged parents to always keep an eye on their children . |
| 29 | ‘ We 'd better keep an eye on her then , ’ said Enid . |
| 30 | 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 . |