Example sentences of "keep [pron] eye on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned the sharpener slowly , keeping his eye on the lead . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's me Moll , Yanto , ’ he answered with an urgent whisper , still keeping his eye on the other bedroom window . |
| 3 | Wetherall then stumbled and fell over on the appalling pitch in the centre of the 6 yard box ( as he was correctly keeping his eye on the incoming ball ) . |
| 4 | ‘ It was very comfortable , ’ he surprisingly recorded , ‘ and I could always keep my eye on the Prime Minister . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Whilst recognising that staff in other parts of AEA would undoubtedly be more concerned , he and his colleagues in the UK and overseas subsidiaries knew that they had to ‘ Keep their eye on the ball , push ahead with product development , sell hard and achieve their demanding targets for growth . ’ |
| 6 | the organ there was a you know where you put your pump belt , there was a long stout piece of wood and you had to keep pumping that up and down to put the wind into the organ , and there was a mirror above the organ and Mr the org the organist , who was a butcher in Street , he could look into that mirror and see whether you was pumping fast enough and he could signal to you and he used to warn you to er keep your eye on the mirror and if he , if he wanted more wind he used to be up up up oh or , but it was just a big long of wood and we used to pull it up and down , I was fairly tall for me height a age , but er we used to have to stand on a box to get it going first , but it , it was just like bellows for your fire you know , wind for that , and we used to pump the wind into the organ also the service . |
| 7 | I always have to keep my eye on the clock . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | And the relieved mum vowed to keep her eye on the ‘ little devil ’ from now on . |
| 10 | A mistress too ill to keep her eye on the books ! |
| 11 | He will need to keep his eye on the ball during an opening match against rookie Peter Ebdon . |
| 12 | He said he was sorry and normally obeyed all the driving rules , but this time failed to keep his eye on the speedometer as he made his way to Birmingham . |
| 13 | Rather an odd place to camp , having to keep your eye on the tides the whole time . ’ |
| 14 | My ear bends towards my receiver , and I keep my eye on the kitchen door as if they could come bursting through right now . |
| 15 | I keep my eye on the jogger suit . |
| 16 | They also keep their eye on the ball . ’ |
| 17 | Angrily , she fought down the urge to turn , and kept her eye on the bead of light , willing the pathetic creature beyond to come to it . |
| 18 | The Ferguson 14M1 is a lightweight portable 14in Colour Television which can be moved easily from room to room — so the family can keep up with the soaps whilst you keep your eye on the ball . |
| 19 | earn a little extra income shall I put it and far from the majority of traditional methods they are to do it legally and set up little typewriting agencies etcetera and if you keep your eye on the notice boards you 'll see various . |
| 20 | Keep your eye on the card for two days and then tear it up . |
| 21 | Keep your eye on the paper . ’ |
| 22 | As you turn the pages , keep your eye on the volume numbers printed at the top left-hand corner till you see the number of the volume you are seeking ( 45 ) ; then go down the page-numbers in the left-hand margin till you see your page-number ( p.669 ) . |
| 23 | You leave the conspiracy theory of history to the professors , and keep your eye on the opportun-ists . |