Example sentences of "can keep an eye on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allan here can keep an eye on this place , and handle ambitious little Robertson if he tries to nail up his damned lists . |
| 2 | Samuel Beckett We want him in a nice jail where we can keep an eye on him . |
| 3 | Then I can keep an eye on the eggs . ’ |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This scheme is practical for people with younger children , too , as you can keep an eye on them while you cook , ’ she points out . |
| 8 | The grill is efficient and can be operated with the door open so you can keep an eye on the food as it cooks . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | He tries to confine his searching to the area around the nest , presumably so that he can keep an eye on his partner . |
| 11 | Well now , look here , I think we 'd better pop you into hospital for a few days , where we can keep an eye on you . |
| 12 | Ca n't stop you poking your nose in , but I can keep an eye on you . ’ |
| 13 | There could be a positive spin to it because now you can keep an eye on Hurley for us . |
| 14 | 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 — ’ |
| 15 | ‘ So I can keep an eye on you . |
| 16 | And your Dad and I can keep an eye on you and make sure you 're not overdoing it , for the sake of the little one . ’ |
| 17 | But as you 're here , you might as well stay where I can keep an eye on you . |
| 18 | The Lea & Perrins box this time , where Serafin sat , so that I can keep an eye on Summerchild . |
| 19 | That way we can keep an eye on him and he 'll feel reassured . |
| 20 | That way we can keep an eye on him and make sure he does n't get up to anything too strenuous . |
| 21 | You ca n't go wrong , because I 'm so used to doing these operations that I can keep an eye on the cat 's breathing at the same time . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Now we can keep an eye on her here knowing that usually the blood pressure will soon settle . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |