Example sentences of "[modal v] keep me " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 'll keep me out of the pub , dear , ’ said Jay . |
| 2 | He 'll keep me informed . |
| 3 | Now you two try to get some sleep and I 'll keep me eyes on that platform . |
| 4 | I think maybe that 's what 'll keep me sane through this whole trip . ’ |
| 5 | That 'll keep me quiet . |
| 6 | ‘ You 'll keep me informed ? ’ |
| 7 | Something that 'll keep me going in photography anyway . |
| 8 | ‘ Sure and it 'll keep me out of mischief for a while . |
| 9 | There are also plans to further develop the cereal processing at Girvan — something which Mr Sandy says will occupy him now that his nephew is in place as managing director : ‘ It 'll keep me out of mischief . ’ |
| 10 | An expedition , I should say , which I will undertake alone , in the comfort of Mr Farraday 's Ford ; an expedition which , as I foresee it , will take me through much of the finest countryside of England to the West Country , and may keep me away from Darlington Hall for as much as five or six days . |
| 11 | Sometimes she 'd keep me waiting there for over an hour while she scanned the surroundings through 180 degrees , over and over again . |
| 12 | And he gave me a smacker on the forehead , said he 'd keep me up his sleeve if he never made it to the altar . |
| 13 | All the same I do n't suppose you 'd keep me on my salary unless I was working most of the time , would you ? |
| 14 | I do n't think anything 'd keep me awake . |
| 15 | D' you know , they could keep me in here right up until the baby 's born . " |
| 16 | Today I 've been thinking he could keep me here for ever . |
| 17 | ‘ If you invite me nothing could keep me away . ’ |
| 18 | You bought it as somewhere where you could keep me , and that 's something quite different . |
| 19 | I agreed with that at least , and I was half-prepared to believe him when he said he could keep me out of it . |
| 20 | It was the radio which used to keep me going in Holloway . |
| 21 | Then I was slamming into Elk 's Club Surf , still sliding left , still fighting for balance , for everything and anything that would keep me upright . |
| 22 | It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper . |
| 23 | ‘ Creeping up to 40 was n't the main reason I wanted a third child , ’ says Saskia , ‘ but I was certainly aware that it would keep me back in the young-mum sphere along with the 25-year-olds . ’ |
| 24 | That would keep me here whatever the problems. , |
| 25 | And Ches would keep me company when nobody else would … . |
| 26 | And so , if I was wicked enough , he would keep me till I was undone and till his mind changed for even wicked men , I have read , soon grow weary of wickedness with the same person , and love variety . |
| 27 | Seven lifts would keep me amused for about two hours . |
| 28 | If I 'd been a religious and I would have thanked one god or another for the large number of kilocreds I was soon to collect , which would keep me from any kind of poverty for a long time . |
| 29 | The theory was that the effort of changing would keep me pinned to the table , diligent and creative . |
| 30 | At one point I would have to answer a long-distance phone call , which would keep me out of the room for half an hour . |