Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] an eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I am seeing difficulties where none need exist but it 's worth keeping an eye on . |
| 2 | We asked BBC producer and presenter Mike Edgar to pinpoint ten new Northern acts who 'd be worth keeping an eye on over the coming year . |
| 3 | It is a sensitive area , well placed for keeping an eye on anything that happens in the Thames , and , seaward , in the North Sea . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're invaluable for keeping an eye on competitors ’ activities and can save thousands of pounds in research and development . |
| 5 | With one sergeant I had then , I used to make up stories about keeping an eye on thieves if he did n't find me at the points . |
| 6 | Constable Perkins was torn between keeping an eye on the scene of the crime — and perhaps making a brilliant arrest — or calling up reinforcements . |
| 7 | After keeping an eye on several possible candidates who were working in local shops , I finally selected a young man who was an assistant at a fruiterer 's in Kensington . |
| 8 | The shooting incident happened on Sunday evening , but the cat , Inkie , is still being treated by a local vet after losing an eye when the pellet lodged in his head . |
| 9 | ‘ Still , at least you seem to appreciate I 've given you the plum job , whilst landing myself with the task of keeping an eye on Fedorov . |
| 10 | Jonadab questioned the waggoner 's lad , who had been given the job of keeping an eye on the horse . |
| 11 | Routine care consists of keeping an eye open for pests and diseases along with the occasional division of aquatic plants . |
| 12 | A bit difficult to explain — I was sort of keeping an eye on things . ’ |
| 13 | It moves towards the acceptance of belonging at the same time to a larger enterprise which combines the strengths of sharing and collaboration and the sharpness of keeping an eye out for one 's own survival . |
| 14 | Yeah erm I du n no if it would do much good actually but er yeah but er no she , she 's , she 's quite good about you know sort of erm you know kind of keeping an eye on students and , and stuff like that , anyway er so if you could right |
| 15 | Now Simon Ratcliffe 's been in er all this lunchtime sort of keeping an eye on me have n't you Simon ? |
| 16 | Instead of inserting an eye as in budding , the shoot tip of a host plant is removed and replaced with that of another . |
| 17 | WARRINGTON skipper Bob Jackson came within an eighth of an inch of losing an eye on Sunday . |
| 18 | There was the same mission to conquer land with gold replacing milk and honey , a wagon-train exodus , a plethora of heroes with a policy of taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth . |
| 19 | We 've got ta keep an eye on the water . |
| 20 | Well I 've got ta keep an eye them though these days . |
| 21 | For him , it 's like having an eye at the end of his fingertips . |
| 22 | And it makes you realise that , though he may be famous for having an eye for the ladies , he also has an ear for a good song . |
| 23 | I underestimated Hanne 's conscientiousness in keeping an eye on me . |
| 24 | Wire ace close to losing an eye |
| 25 | ‘ Jackson has been told by the specialist how close he came to losing an eye . |
| 26 | ‘ I can imagine you could stand up in court and say a thing like that without blinking an eye , ’ he said as if the thought astonished him . |
| 27 | Quantification of cells expressing CD45 or γ-interferon was achieved by using an eye piece graticule in a laborlux microscope ( Leitz ) under ×400 magnification . |
| 28 | By keeping an eye on him , the reader was able to feel confident that he was audible . |