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 .
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