Example sentences of "he [verb] an eye on " in BNC.
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| 1 | From where does he keep an eye on things ? |
| 2 | Knowing my right hon. Friend 's concern for birds and particularly for our very valuable poultry industry , will he keep an eye on the latest scare for our ’ bootiful ’ turkey industry and ensure that that nonsense about which we are hearing — podo dermatitus — does not turn out to be a load of gobbledegook ? |
| 3 | He helps Pancks , whose landlord he is , to establish Mr Dorrit 's claim to his inheritance , and while Clennam is imprisoned in the Marshalsea he keeps an eye on his affairs ; Anastasia , his unprepossessing , middle-aged daughter , who cherishes the recollection of once having won an action for breach of promise . |
| 4 | The Boffins take care of him when Betty goes away , and disguised as a dustman , he keeps an eye on Wegg whilst Boffin 's mounds are cleared to see that nothing is stolen . |
| 5 | He kept an eye on it . |
| 6 | Similarly , David Tagg of Grand Metropolitan referred to using headhunters when he had an eye on a specific person within another company : a headhunter could discreetly and confidentially find out if that person might consider moving , before the name of the interested party , i.e. Grand Metropolitan , need be revealed . |
| 7 | He had an eye on the goal difference as Newcastle were closing the gap between us and Sheff Utd . |