Example sentences of "keep an eye on them " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to school leaving Mum keeping an eye on them . |
| 2 | Because it 's been that long keeping an eye on them that they could be supplying half the business on our time with and then a hundred per cent the rest of the time . |
| 3 | ‘ We say we ca n't keep an eye on them all the time , but the girls are under strict control . ’ |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | This scheme is practical for people with younger children , too , as you can keep an eye on them while you cook , ’ she points out . |
| 6 | ‘ These retired military men can get a bit frisky if you do n't keep an eye on them . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't erm , yeah , I do think they 're too young to be out here , because er you ca n't keep an eye on them . |
| 8 | They took the little house two doors away from Ken and Rhoda ; her own to play with , to sweep and dust and arrange as she liked , and meals for two to cook at her discretion , and her father and grandmother just down the road so she had both a respite from them and could keep an eye on them , not too close but not too far . |
| 9 | One very important thing for older people living alone is to let friends and neighbours know that they are ill , so that they can keep an eye on them and obviously you know , do the shopping and bring in any , anything that they might need . |
| 10 | Inspector Blakelock gets here early those mornings to let them in and Scobie keeps an eye on them . |
| 11 | The year before , Ruari had built himself a wee turf hut among the skeps on the moor to keep an eye on them , but Mairi complained about having to bring his food so far , and he 'd given up using it . |
| 12 | My fields are too far from the Manor for me to keep an eye on them . |
| 13 | He is to keep an eye on them , transfer them between nicks when necessary and make sure they turn up in court on time . |
| 14 | The cuttings will remain in this position until the following autumn — 12 months — during which period you will need to keep an eye on them for pest and disease and , of course , include them in your routine precautionary spraying and care . |
| 15 | ‘ Uncle Albert says you 're to keep an eye on them , ’ continued Dick . |
| 16 | ‘ If you do n't trust someone , Jez , it 's better to keep an eye on them , would n't you say ? |
| 17 | Dunan and twenty Hearthwares were out in the Circle to keep an eye on them anyway . |
| 18 | out so to keep an eye on them . |
| 19 | They often do this by letting out or bringing in their mooring line , so keep an eye on them to see which direction they move it in , if at all . |
| 20 | It was Marian 's work to drive the swine out onto the slope and keep an eye on them . |
| 21 | Pupils who are potentially good spellers do n't need teaching ; just keep an eye on them , and teach them to proof-read their writing . |
| 22 | There is no treatment for tumours , but it is best , if possible , to isolate the fish and keep an eye on them . |
| 23 | Leave both glasses in the same place and keep an eye on them for about half an hour . |
| 24 | Split red lentils , smaller and milder , cook even more quickly and soon turn to ‘ mush ’ — so keep an eye on them , if you intend to use them in salads . |
| 25 | ‘ Keep an eye on them ? ’ |
| 26 | Er , keep an eye on them , I 'll have a bit of replenishment here and then , erm , so he 's , until eight o'clock , and then you get everything pulled out . |
| 27 | Within limits , the family of the dead soldier could form the wording of the announcement without censorship , making the death-columns ( alongside advertisements ) the only non- ‘ co-ordinated ’ parts of German newspapers ( though the SD kept an eye on them , apparently aware of their potential as an index of opinion ) . |