Example sentences of "to keep an [noun sg] on [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | The main reason Tony wanted me to keep an eagle-eye on his clubs was because he had Arnold 's putter in the bag . |
2 | He stayed with the first secretary , H. A. R. Philby , who had promised to keep an eye on him . |
3 | So I must leave him here , and you to keep an eye on him . |
4 | Meredith Jones — who relished his protégé 's roughness — was aware of that and told his friend Philip Burton to keep an eye on him , make sure he did not let slip this second and last chance . |
5 | Philip came up to keep an eye on him for a week or so . |
6 | Ifor came up now and then to keep an eye on him . |
7 | Someone had to keep an eye on him . |
8 | Since even the neophyte practises on his own , there is no senior partner to keep an eye on him and to clamp down upon him if he is incompetent.s |
9 | As a matter of fact , Matthew asked me to keep an eye on him — I think he felt guilty . ’ |
10 | ‘ If I could n't get rid of him straight away , then I meant to keep an eye on him , ’ he interrupted grimly . |
11 | I wanted to keep an eye on him . |
12 | He was desperately trying to kick the habit on his own , but he needed moral support and someone to keep an eye on him . |
13 | she 'll have to keep an eye on him then . |
14 | Maybe Carmichael sent some guys to keep an eye on me . |
15 | And what on earth do you mean , you 've ‘ promised to keep an eye on me ’ ? ’ |
16 | ‘ Had the centre not been there to keep an eye on me , I would have probably been admitted to hospital the previous week and kept in . ’ |
17 | They do tend to keep an eye on me anyway . |
18 | You want to keep an eye on her . |
19 | Suppose Betty had come with her not to gambol on the blades of grass , not to ask her collaboration in salad-making but to keep an eye on her . |
20 | ‘ We agreed to keep an eye on her and stop Hilary jumping the gun on us . |
21 | Yet someone ought to keep an eye on her . ’ |
22 | 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 . |
23 | My fields are too far from the Manor for me to keep an eye on them . |
24 | He is to keep an eye on them , transfer them between nicks when necessary and make sure they turn up in court on time . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | ‘ Uncle Albert says you 're to keep an eye on them , ’ continued Dick . |
27 | ‘ If you do n't trust someone , Jez , it 's better to keep an eye on them , would n't you say ? |
28 | Dunan and twenty Hearthwares were out in the Circle to keep an eye on them anyway . |
29 | out so to keep an eye on them . |
30 | The ability to keep an eye on oneself-a critical eye , at that — is the taken-for-granted sine qua non of a higher education . |