Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] an eye [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | So I must leave him here , and you to keep an eye on him . |
2 | ‘ Listen , Geraci , I want you to keep an eye on the other two for me . ’ |
3 | The farmer and his neighbours were all friends so it was just a case of asking them to keep an eye on their moggies , and spying on a few of the plumper-looking ones — successful hunters , we assumed . |
4 | I did a 50% water change and phoned the manufacturer who told me to keep an eye on things . |
5 | My fields are too far from the Manor for me to keep an eye on them . |
6 | ‘ And your mother has asked me to keep an eye on you while she is away . ’ |
7 | As a matter of fact , Matthew asked me to keep an eye on him — I think he felt guilty . ’ |
8 | ‘ Because the colonel asked me to keep an eye on you . ’ |
9 | ‘ Asked me to keep an eye on you , ’ he repeated mildly as he skilfully opened the bottle of wine . |
10 | Coober Pedy ( form the aboriginal kupa piti meaning " white man 's burrow " ) has a large migrant population but it was an Australian who dug me out when I became bogged down in the dull-dust , and an old swagman on the road who warned me to keep an eye on the weather . |
11 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention — although anything that the Government nationalise they may flog off at a profit at a later date , so I ask him to keep an eye on the situation . |
12 | He also asked her to keep an eye on his widow because he had heard about the carrying-on with the women-folk . |