Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] an eye [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll warn Mrs Pettifer they 're on their way , ’ said the sergeant , ‘ Then you 'd better keep an eye on the old lady and I 'll watch the froggie geezer . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'd better keep an eye on her then , ’ said Enid . |
| 3 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 4 | Come on , we 'd better keep an eye on her . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's only a few yards away from the shop , so you could easily keep an eye on both . ’ |
| 6 | MURDER victim Johanna Young 's mother wept yesterday as she begged parents to always keep an eye on their children . |
| 7 | Whatever the nature of the immediate problem , the professional must always have an eye to helping parents generalise the skills they have learned . |
| 8 | The RNLI must always have an eye to the future , anticipating the needs of sea rescue many years ahead . |
| 9 | Librarians should also keep an eye on book prices , so as to be able to judge what is a fair price for a book — though if a particular title is really wanted there is no option but to pay up . |
| 10 | It follows that , in offering a view of the cultural characteristics of higher education , we must also keep an eye on the wider culture and say something about their interconnections . |
| 11 | In some ways it was easier having him around where she could at least keep an eye on what he was doing . |