Example sentences of "be kept in [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should be kept in a sharp condition , otherwise they will be no use at all . |
| 2 | 30–3–1885 " Four minutes in reference to the case of Dugald Campbell and Mr Alex McConnely and relative papers are ordered to be kept in a separate record . " |
| 3 | Fulfilling her needs wo n't settle his , he should n't be kept in a padded cell . |
| 4 | Expensive and valuable stock should be kept in a high-security area , such as a special locked ‘ cage ’ . |
| 5 | School buildings should be kept in a good state of repair and appearance . |
| 6 | Eggs can be removed for hatching ; they should be kept in a humid place to avoid drying out , but kept clear of the water . |
| 7 | All premises within the scope of the 1963 Act are required to be kept in a clean state . |
| 8 | This does not mean that they should ideally be kept in a brackish system for best results , both living happily in fresh water . |
| 9 | The name of the funeral director can then be kept in a safe place with other important documents , such as the Will , so that whoever is left to deal with the situation can contact the funeral director . |
| 10 | They should be kept in a rigid container made for the purpose and stored in a secure place . |
| 11 | Size : Growing to about 8″ : in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , although it is very hardy and , under ideal conditions , specimens have been known to live for several years . |
| 12 | Size : Growing to about 12″ in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , certainly no smaller than twenty gallons . |
| 13 | All the commonly-kept leather corals harbour symbiotic algae ( zooxanthellae ) in their tissues , and thus need to be kept in a brightly-lit aquarium . |
| 14 | They should be kept in an airtight jar , and rinsed in methylated spirits before wearing . |
| 15 | This also enables any eventual profit to be kept in the long term , avoiding the problem that if it is retained , any eventual surplus would have to go back to the borrower . |
| 16 | This disease has been eradicated from the world , an achievement which must rank as one of WHO 's greatest successes , although some vaccine is being kept in a limited number of centres in case of resurgence of smallpox . |
| 17 | Last year Amnesty heard that Orton Chirwa , who has died in prison in Malawi , aged 73 , was being kept in a squatting position in handcuffs and leg-irons , which were chained to an iron-bar behind his knees . |
| 18 | Defence witnesses were kept in a separate room from the court . |
| 19 | Vaccines were kept in a cold room in Abidjan , and limited supplies were kept at the clinic in a refrigerator that was used exclusively for this study . |
| 20 | ‘ Corsages were kept in a little drop of water , ’ Harry explained , ‘ but you ca n't plunge a bouquet in a drop of water , so I put them over a bowl of water supported by two canes . |
| 21 | We were then taken by boat about ten miles to Bone where an armed Army escort awaited us for interrogation and we were kept in a locked room in the barracks . |
| 22 | The Batman and Joker playing cards , hiding the LSD squares , were kept in a safe-deposit box at Selfridges in London and the gang used the store 's restaurant as a cover for drug deals , unknown to staff . |
| 23 | The rockets were kept in a big steel locker on Orion 's deck and my helpers had to hand them up to me in my pillar box . |
| 24 | Fardine took us to the edge of his terrace , where his own pigeons were kept in a large coop . |
| 25 | They were kept in a large room , hundreds and hundreds of them , and it was impossible to open the door without them all falling out . |
| 26 | And er they were kept in a special store which had to be three feet into the ground you know , for safety . |
| 27 | Many people today can remember well when the bodies of relations were kept in the front room until the funeral , to be visited by family and friends if they wished , for a last goodbye . |
| 28 | They were allowed ashore but were kept in the sixteenth-century São Lourenço fortress during their stay . |
| 29 | Near the window was a small pair of scales with polished brass weights whilst at the other end of the counter was a larger pair with iron weights used for the vegetables which were kept in the left hand corner of the shop . |
| 30 | Moz was a four-year old stallion who for most of his life , the three and a half years following weaning , had been kept in a small yard measuring no more than 20 x 20ft ( 6 X 6m ) . |