Example sentences of "an [noun sg] on things " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this has an effect on things which are within the reach of that gravitational pull . |
| 2 | He says do n't be frightened , he 's keeping an eye on things for you . ’ |
| 3 | The areas where neighbours would keep an eye on things were Wester Ross and Speyside , both close-knit farming communities . |
| 4 | Actually , Helen and Geoff are away ( with the children , of course , it 's Spain again this year I think ) , and Mr Davis 's boy Kevin from the house on the corner is keeping an eye on things and doing the garden for them . |
| 5 | From where does he keep an eye on things ? |
| 6 | But rest assured : in the longer term , giving reasons will certainly foster their compliance and , most important , the sort of reliability you can depend upon even when you are not there to keep an eye on things . |
| 7 | Guideline 29 : Keep an eye on things : ‘ supervision ’ is not a dirty word . |
| 8 | If your hospitalization is sudden , say , you are struck down with appendicitis at work , ask your work colleagues to telephone the neighbour who keeps your spare key and ask him or her to check that your home is all right , look after your pet or take your pet to a local kennels or vet to be looked after , water your plants , and generally keep an eye on things . |
| 9 | I did a 50% water change and phoned the manufacturer who told me to keep an eye on things . |
| 10 | 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 ’ . |
| 11 | Asked why , he replied : ‘ Just keeping an eye on things . |
| 12 | And there , if he looked hard to the right , was the tower of the church , like a benevolent old watchdog , keeping an eye on things , protective , changeless . |
| 13 | We keep an eye on things from a distance , and we occasionally arrange to have somebody put under permanent sedation , but we do n't purge . |
| 14 | As a consequence , the members of the team have been thrown back on what amounts to a re-discovery of the mental welfare officer role — visiting , keeping an eye on things , and acting as a gatekeeper for routing some resources to individuals and families . |
| 15 | No work was carried out on Sundays , though a watchman was appointed to keep an eye on things , being paid 1/ the day . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | Mavis , keep an eye on things , will you , till I get back . |
| 18 | ‘ I had this anonymous tip-off about a man answering your description , the caller said something about a missing member of the aristocracy , so I 've been keeping an eye on things . ’ |
| 19 | Big brother will be keeping an eye on things . ’ |
| 20 | A bit difficult to explain — I was sort of keeping an eye on things . ’ |
| 21 | With a good , happy and well-looked-after staff and a first-class butler in charge of everything , all you needed was a committee of half a dozen blokes who were elected by popular vote to keep an eye on things and keep things lively , come up with new ideas , that sort of stuff . |
| 22 | Although he was supposed to be in charge of the printing works it was the foreman , Mike Treloar , who ran it with Uncle keeping an eye on things and deciding policy . |
| 23 | Miss Pope 's here , to keep an eye on things . ’ |
| 24 | They wo n't live in but will call regularly , feed pets and plants and keep an eye on things . |
| 25 | ‘ But I had to keep an eye on things . ’ |
| 26 | This is mainly because erm there are so many diverse services that might help in the erm general support and education of a special child that integration is necessary and that really one person should be keeping an eye on things , as it were . |
| 27 | Erm but erm that 's a , a very important point and er just remember that you have actually given the money to the other partner , technically in terms of tax anyway , and er that er can , can have an affect on things . |
| 28 | Most back-up packages are American , so as Cristie is British , so you wo n't find it listed as an option on things like DS-Backup and Central Point Backup . |