Example sentences of "an eye on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one with half an eye on current trends is mentioning that his main claim to fame used to be as Susan Sarandon 's toy boy . |
| 2 | I was recommended to go to this lady who 's Irish and then she 's gone back , , and I 've never , I mean , the examination was quick and painless he said , but just keep an eye on that double on there , erm , there 's a little tiny crack in it |
| 3 | There 's no money to stake you — if you had an eye on that win from the cockfight — it 's gone towards paying my debts … a drop in the ocean . ’ |
| 4 | He said worriedly , ‘ I hope you 're going to keep an eye on that lot . |
| 5 | The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and , if necessary , step in to protect her beloved ‘ firm ’ . |
| 6 | A new range of weather monitors that enable everyone to keep an eye on prevailing conditions is now available from Davis Instruments . |
| 7 | And keep an eye on young Müller . ’ |
| 8 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 9 | Both participants can make changes and annotate files with handwritten notes as they keep an eye on each other in the video window . |
| 10 | There was a glass-fronted office on one side of the entrance where the SPs sat and kept an eye on all departures . |
| 11 | December 's page from the RAF Museum 's find 1992 calendar — a Hurricane of 615 Squadron keeping an eye on two Stirlings of 15 Squadron , from the canvas of John Young . |
| 12 | The losers , with an eye on two league games they need to win to secure promotion from Four South , rested five players who represented Hampshire in the country championship semi-final against Lancashire last month . |
| 13 | Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses . |
| 14 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
| 15 | With an eye on recent developments in neighbouring Romania , trade union leaders appealed to strikers not to stage demonstrations , apparently fearful of a spread of unrest . |
| 16 | Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations . |
| 17 | The kitchen was a chaotic babble of activity , with Colban issuing orders in all directions and striving to keep an eye on those attendants who were entrusted with the care of vital sauces and gravies . |
| 18 | I 'm supposed to keep my wits about me , and an eye on those longhouses . |
| 19 | Knowing the risks , Bloomsbury House kept an eye on those children who were reunited with their parents . |
| 20 | And turning to his colleague he said , ‘ Charley , keep an eye on these buggers while I nip round to the station . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll keep an eye on these bastards . |
| 22 | keep an eye on sniffable products in the home . |
| 23 | He spent three years in New York State as resident secretary of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club , a rich men 's recreation park on the Hudson River , whence he could keep an eye on wealthy Irish-Americans . |
| 24 | Others publishers , with an eye on longterm prosperity , perhaps even survival , may wish to start building their launch pads from scratch and without delay . |
| 25 | As a result , the hunted have an eye on either side of the head . |
| 26 | He chooses these people carefully and objectively , always with an eye on potential success . |
| 27 | Will you keep an eye on this sterilizer and turn it off if I forget it ? ’ |
| 28 | Keep an eye on this lot and shout if anything weird pops up . ’ |
| 29 | Allan here can keep an eye on this place , and handle ambitious little Robertson if he tries to nail up his damned lists . |
| 30 | I was asked to keep an eye on some people , is all . |