Example sentences of "[verb] keep a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was one of the top men we tried to keep a close eye on — when we could . |
| 2 | Alongside the challenges of the Social Charter and the Community Charge he has to keep a firm grip on the Government 's sponsored schemes . |
| 3 | The Bucks Badger Group has kept a regular watch on the site and the sets for six years . |
| 4 | And the Committee has kept a close watch on the uses made by the broadcasters of parliamentary material in their programmes . |
| 5 | The aristocracy has kept a tight grip on ‘ the sport of kings ’ and the British royal family have kept a close eye on the Turf — the present Queen is a fine judge of a horse . |
| 6 | Coventry site won the second award of the year , presented to , manufacturing manager of the Armoured Vehicle Assembly Plant , which has kept a clean sheet on lost-time accidents since construction of the plant started in December , 1991 . |
| 7 | It 's to help keep a better check on spending after complaints that some credit card outlets take too long getting signed slips to card issuers . |
| 8 | There was a journalist , too — or maybe Antonio Francesca Pigafetta was a Venetian spy , since he came from Venice , was an acquaintance of the Doge and could well have been told to keep a wary eye on Spanish imperial ambitions in the East . |
| 9 | I 'm going to keep a short rope on you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 10 | Mrs Bottomley , representing ‘ caring Conservatism ’ , will face Mr Michael Portillo , the new Treasury Chief Secretary , who is equally keen to establish his Right-wing credentials by demonstrating he can keep keep a tight grip on the public purse strings . |
| 11 | Both management and unions tend to keep a tight grip on local activity to ensure that it keeps to national agreements and to avoid the embarrassment and disruption of uncontrolled local initiatives . |
| 12 | Up to now the police have played a passive role with the hippies , preferring to keep a watchful eye on them . |
| 13 | They intend to keep a tight grip on the demand for the bread and butter work boots , worn by thousands of postmen and bobbies on the beat . |
| 14 | He warned parents to continue to keep a close eye on their children until the rapist is caught . |
| 15 | However , he would have to keep a close eye on our movements from now on , never allowing both of us to disappear from his sight for any length of time . |
| 16 | Farmers will have to keep a close eye on their security from now on . |
| 17 | De Craon decided to keep a wary eye on Edward . |
| 18 | ‘ I should have kept a short rope on you and then you would never have escaped me . ’ |
| 19 | A teacher , Philip Burton , a friend of Meredith Jones and Richard 's commanding officer in the ATC , was asked to keep a special eye on this extremely rough — diamond ? |
| 20 | Dieting also means keeping a close eye on the prepared foods that you buy and cutting them out if they include energy-rich ingredients . |
| 21 | It is not only defence ministries that would look askance at the creation of a defence oligopoly ; competition authorities exist to keep a beady eye on such tendencies . |
| 22 | Boiling with rage , yet forced to keep a fixed smile on her face while Carole Meadows continued showing them around the small guest cottage , Laura could barely contain her fury . |
| 23 | But when morning came she still had to keep a firm hold on her feelings , especially when Joanna pressed her to describe her evening with Giles . |
| 24 | It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground . |
| 25 | There 's a reward for Bouncer 's safe return , but in the meantime Jackie will continue to keep a keen eye on the pub . |
| 26 | I 've had the stations and ports watched , I 've kept a permanent watch on all those locations usually associated with the Irish movement , and I 've turned up nothing . " |
| 27 | Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment . |
| 28 | This was already clear by 1926 , and could even have been in 1922 , if only the central authorities had kept a closer watch on the pulse of rural life . |
| 29 | ‘ I was rather wondering , Uncle , ’ he smiled at the man who had kept a fatherly eye on him from the age of ten , ‘ how you felt about serving some of that excellent champagne I know you have in your cellar . ’ |
| 30 | Another had kept a continual eye on the grain trade by serving in a Red Army supply regiment and then managing a state grain-collecting centre . |