Example sentences of "eye on the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four of them are bubbling around the kitchen and the other two are in the front room keeping an eye on the visitors , roped up on the floor watching two blacks the size of quarter-backs shaking through their jackets . |
| 2 | Then I can keep an eye on the eggs . ’ |
| 3 | They dabble in composites , and keep a weather eye on the developments made by the small specialists . |
| 4 | ‘ And I dare say it 's a great advantage to Lord Darlington to have someone to keep an expert eye on the activities of the gardener . ’ |
| 5 | Not only does it need to keep a constant lookout for the large hairy caterpillars that it prefers to eat ( particularly those of the magpie moth which other birds find distasteful ) , but it must also keep a close eye on the activities of potential hosts . |
| 6 | It has a watching brief to keep its eye on the activities of banks and other financial institutions which are required to submit monthly returns to the Bank . |
| 7 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 8 | A party leader who hopes to reach 10 Downing Street has to devote much time to party management , and policies and appointments have to be made with an eye on the reactions of party factions . |
| 9 | Please keep an eye on the signs . |
| 10 | Adam turned his attention to Miranda 's other tender places and casually added , ‘ Perhaps you 'd better give Annabel a call , to reassure her that you 're keeping a watchful eye on the accounts . |
| 11 | They keep an eye on the youngsters and , with the experience and wisdom of their years , will whistle warnings if they sense danger so that all the babies can bolt down the communal burrow to safety . |
| 12 | Here he is , keeping a watchful eye on the crowds at the Royal Priors shopping centre in Leamington Spa . |
| 13 | You leave the conspiracy theory of history to the professors , and keep your eye on the opportun-ists . |
| 14 | The oldest are working , and their father is always on hand to keep an eye on the others . |
| 15 | The female cuckoo is thus very restricted as to where she can lay her eggs , and it is important that she keeps an eye on the whereabouts of potential hosts . |
| 16 | During the previous six months I had been able to keep a more watchful eye on the whereabouts of the elusive Charlie , thanks to the help of a young officer Daphne had introduced me to who worked in the War Office . |
| 17 | Watching and waiting — the police keeping an eye on the hippies . |
| 18 | The Queen kept a sharp eye on the proceedings , and found it a favourable wet-day pastime to visit the Dolls ' House . |
| 19 | In the next act we see a mountain village , where a feckless Kuomintang soldier is slouching around keeping an eye on the villagers . |
| 20 | In two cases , because they were part-time farms and there was no one to keep an eye on the cows and calves , these had to be sold and replaced with store stock . |
| 21 | Rather an odd place to camp , having to keep your eye on the tides the whole time . ’ |
| 22 | Luke Steer keeps a wary eye on the fulmars as he negotiates the finishing ledges ( photos ) |
| 23 | Erm by the city in the city institutions of London he 's seen as quite a a robust character but they do n't quite see eye to eye on the issues of the company . |
| 24 | A mistress too ill to keep her eye on the books ! |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He kept one eye on the entrances to the Operations Room . |
| 27 | Between one and three months of age the baby indulges in finger play , focusing the eye on the hands . |
| 28 | Our neighbours volunteered to keep an eye on the kids who were too absorbed in catching a tan and the biggest fish in the harbour , to come with us . |
| 29 | There 's always someone to keep an eye on the kids , and it does n't seem to bother them having children round and up till all hours . |
| 30 | Tiguary and his people kept an eye on the Englishmen 's building work ; they watched their planting and their forest clearance with mounting apprehension . |