Example sentences of "keep [pron] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll be keeping my eye on future developments in piezoelectric inkjet technology . |
| 2 | I approached my bowl warily , keeping my eye on her . |
| 3 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 4 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 5 | Without moving and keeping my eyes focused on the page , I thought ‘ dinner , Sorrel ’ . |
| 6 | Keeping my eyes shut , I tried to ignore the interruption . |
| 7 | And now that I 'm up here the problem is keeping my eyes on this page and stopping my mind from wandering and my pen from straying to the edge of the paper and doodling , something I am sure to give in to before long . |
| 8 | Keeping my eyes open for that sort of thing . |
| 9 | Gareth Holmroyd , Ted Hurwitz , Mike Sparrow , Ralph Absalom — they were all keeping their eyes open for a house for him . |
| 10 | As well as keeping their eyes peeled for surface coins and jewellery , beachcombers also look for non-metal items on their foreshore hunting grounds . |
| 11 | Potato brown rot has only affected a few tonnes on one farm so far … but experts are keeping their eyes on it . |
| 12 | Rose ignored her , keeping her eyes on the rattling carriage , holding herself in a permanent half crouch , like a sprinter at the starting post . |
| 13 | Not looking at the cows , but keeping her eyes fixed straight ahead , she pushed her bike past them and then on to the footpath . |
| 14 | When he spoke at the exhibition , Vivien stood the whole time , keeping her eyes fixed upon his face . |
| 15 | Flavia turned away , took a few steps , came back and stood still : keeping her eyes on Andrée 's face she said with complete intensity , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 16 | My blaster , ’ she said , backing towards a wall and keeping her eyes on the widening gap between the doors . |
| 17 | ‘ We were disappointed that you decided not to join us , ’ she said , keeping her eyes intent on the table . |
| 18 | She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down . |
| 19 | Swallowing hard , she crawled once more under the rail and inched forward , keeping her eyes on the ground as she went . |
| 20 | ‘ Did you sleep well ? ’ she asked politely , keeping her eyes lowered as she unclipped her safety harness , stamping her feet to try and restore the circulation . |
| 21 | ‘ How did you know about the coffee ? ’ she asked , keeping her eyes on her plate . |
| 22 | All through the service she refused to look at him , keeping her eyes rigidly ahead on the stained-glass window that depicted Christ resisting Satan 's temptations . |
| 23 | She took a deep breath , keeping her eyes from his tanned face . |
| 24 | She opened the door , keeping her eyes on the patch of darkness beyond the lamp . |
| 25 | Morthen slipped into the lodge , circling Tallis warily and keeping her eyes averted . |
| 26 | Fran followed him slowly , keeping her eyes centred on the polished wooden treads and away from the muscled strength of his thighs . |
| 27 | Fran sat down , keeping her eyes lowered so that she would n't have to meet Luke 's eyes across the table , but she could feel him watching her . |
| 28 | Tight-lipped , she drove in silence , keeping her eyes firmly on the road , but as they sat at red traffic-lights waiting for them to change she could n't keep silent any longer . |
| 29 | She walked past Tara to where Guy Sterne still lounged on his chair , keeping her eyes level as she met his . |
| 30 | Keeping her eyes on Robert as he began to talk to Dawn , she waited to see a change of expression on Dawn 's face , then , suddenly , her view was blotted out by a tall figure handing her a glass of wine . |