Example sentences of "an eye [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not amount to an argument that staff should be conducting research as such ; merely that if they are engaged in it , there is an advantage to it being undertaken with an eye to their teaching commitments . |
| 2 | Again , while these books are in the ‘ horror ’ genre which the twentieth century has made its own , they are not written without an eye to their context in literary history beyond their descent from Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein and the Gothic novel . |
| 3 | Out of necessity , publishers have an eye to their profits and neither a work 's inclusion in a catalogue or collection , nor instant popularity , guarantees its suitability . |
| 4 | All bookshops with an eye to their image have events nowadays , although the competition is tough going . |
| 5 | They demanded dramatically , with an eye to its propaganda value , ‘ the break-up of the Poor Law ’ . |
| 6 | So I do things for chaps from the U.K. Keep an eye on their properties . |
| 7 | He told us unsettling stories of Chinese merchants who had insisted on travelling aboard the prahus to keep an eye on their cargo , and had somehow been lost overboard while their merchandise appeared for sale in harbours far from their intended destination . |
| 8 | Only if their teacher were with them were they allowed to cross the dusty lane to play on the greater green , for Miss Watson was a woman who had no doubt at all that each and every pupil would be run over and either maimed or killed outright if she were not there to keep an eye on their movements . |
| 9 | For example , they can help handicapped youngsters in the difficult school-leaving period , encourage them to find work , keep an eye on their activities if they are trying to take on too much or are getting into bad company , help them to cope with family relationships and to become as independent and content as possible . |
| 10 | Fournier , who was keeping an eye on their end of the table , called , ‘ Look after young Flavia 's glass — she likes her tipple . ’ |
| 11 | MURDER victim Johanna Young 's mother wept yesterday as she begged parents to always keep an eye on their children . |
| 12 | But it is important for parents to be aware and keep an eye on their children . ’ |
| 13 | The farmer and his neighbours were all friends so it was just a case of asking them to keep an eye on their moggies , and spying on a few of the plumper-looking ones — successful hunters , we assumed . |
| 14 | Emily had never had a head for figures , and her brother-in-law , Marcus Judge , had kept an eye on her finances from the beginning , gradually acquiring a controlling interest in the business . |
| 15 | For the first month of her life Mrs MacDonagh had taken the baby into her own house , along with Eleanor 's eighteen-month-old brother Patrick , and she had bottle fed the baby and kept an eye on her brother amidst the debris of her own life and the squalor of her enormous family . |
| 16 | In this day and age a remarkable enough event , but Rendcomb is a World War One flying field and it has been returned to life with an eye on its heritage . |
| 17 | The Response controller keeps an eye on its peripherals by constantly ‘ polling ’ them in sequence . |
| 18 | It is n't just football that needs to keep an eye on its spectators . |
| 19 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 20 | ‘ And ’ , he underlined the ‘ and ’ , ‘ keep an eye on our Liza . ’ |
| 21 | It felt quite pleasant sitting at a desk , being taught geography and physics again , and keeping an eye on our son . |
| 22 | ‘ I did his personal tax return and kept an eye on his investments . ’ |
| 23 | By following Andy Kyle he could keep just ahead of the final match , make a progress round the entire course and keep an eye on his stake . |
| 24 | He also asked her to keep an eye on his widow because he had heard about the carrying-on with the women-folk . |
| 25 | ‘ If he had any sense he 'd stay here and keep an eye on his daughter , ’ I quipped back . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Mary organized the plates and kept an eye on his carving . |
| 28 | You 'll have to keep an eye on his mouth . |
| 29 | You 'll have to keep an eye on his mouth today . |
| 30 | He tries to confine his searching to the area around the nest , presumably so that he can keep an eye on his partner . |