Example sentences of "and [v-ing] a eye " in BNC.

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1 It felt quite pleasant sitting at a desk , being taught geography and physics again , and keeping an eye on our son .
2 Otherwise the men had passed the time reading and keeping an eye out for aircraft .
3 The first , which was the officially approved response , was ‘ to make the work interesting ’ by developing contacts with shopkeepers and others on the beat , and keeping an eye open for unusual activity …
4 There is still likely to be a considerable extra work load for the daughter or daughter-in-law who is likely to bear the brunt of extra shopping , washing and keeping an eye on the elderly people .
5 Although a library committee of some sort existed before the project invitation , the head reports that : It was no more than three of four people who were simply monitoring the use of the library and keeping an eye on the books that we needed and the way children used the library .
6 I was whistling a medley of Ellingtonia and keeping an eye out for a transport café for breakfast and feeling fairly pleased with myself .
7 Throughout the day those working the lifts and keeping an eye on skiers actually — wait for it — smiled .
8 By regular pressure washing followed most times with a polish , sticking closely to 150-hour service times and running an eye and rag over everything in any spare moments , explained Mr Holmes .
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