Example sentences of "[conj] keep his " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he wants to get or to keep his employment , he has to sign the document which the employer puts before him and he may do so without fully appreciating what it may involve . |
| 2 | Should he tax the Hungarian with it next time they met , or keep his knowledge up his sleeve ? |
| 3 | Maxwell still thinks he can run this himself , pay up and leave with his daughter rather than keep his money and have the case come to court so that his affairs might have to be examined — that could cost him more than the ransom . |
| 4 | He had never been encouraged to think about the way he looked , other than to keep his body fit for the Vibrancy . |
| 5 | On this scenario , Charles the Bald , whose reign ( 840 – 77 ) fairly straddled the mid-ninth century , was doomed to failure : like Charlemagne , he lacked the institutional means to exploit even what wealth there was within his realm , but , unlike Charlemagne , he could no longer lead successful plundering raids against the surrounding peoples , nor keep his aristocracy happy with regular share-outs of loot . |
| 6 | Shades of Ireland , he thought : Colonel Smith and his power games that kept his minions in ignorance of the danger they were being manipulated into facing . |
| 7 | When she stepped from the car he had greeted her with careful formality and his manner had remained stiff and impersonal as they began the ride ; but she sensed a tension in him too and knew intuitively that it was not a lack of interest that kept his gaze averted from her . |
| 8 | Hoomey , accustomed to avoiding Bones 's enormous feet and keeping his hands away from the ever-questing lips , like two grey motor-tyres devouring anything remotely edible , was enchanted with Parky 's dainty obedience . |
| 9 | To this day Souness is obsessed with fitness , healthy dieting , pectoral pride and keeping his body in trim . |
| 10 | and keeping his children quiet as he shouts at the News . |
| 11 | Right from the days of the early caveman when he used fire not only for cooking but he also used it as means of lighting and keeping his family warm er during the winter months . |
| 12 | Vardon owed his success to the simplicity of his golf , using a smooth , rhythmic , upright swing when driving and keeping his head absolutely still when making his putts . |
| 13 | He was concentrating on maintaining his grip and keeping his mind closed to the pressing images of his fate on the rocks below . |
| 14 | She tucked in her brown silk blouse , tossed her red hair free and strode off towards the editor 's office , Mitch behind her admiring her slender figure and keeping his thoughts strictly to himself . |
| 15 | He discovered quickly that he could lessen his discomfort by lying still and keeping his breathing shallow . |
| 16 | It was just a matter of moving carefully and keeping his eyes open . |
| 17 | Former England winger , Brian Marwood who 's on trial could have celebrated his first game with a hat trick , but County keeper , Martin Taylor was on top form and by keeping Swindon out and keeping his own team in the game he was the match winner . |
| 18 | Coun Bergg , we are happy to report , is alive and well and keeping his head above water . |
| 19 | ‘ Meanwhile I 'm up here scrimping and saving and keeping his daughter when it 's not really my fault that we 're having a divorce . ’ |
| 20 | God intended all his people to know and keep his law . |
| 21 | The man has managed to foutre the girl twice , and keep his bird into the bargain . |
| 22 | He was more or less paid to go away and keep his head down , was n't he . |
| 23 | If you went to see him in the '60s and you go and see him now , it 's pretty much the same ; he holds true and keeps his tradition . |
| 24 | Simon is an 18 year old student at Winchester and keeps his hair in a neat , easy to care for style . |
| 25 | The student stands with his legs apart at about shoulders ' width , sinks his abdomen low and keeps his back straight . |
| 26 | Can we supply a doctor who knows about bullets and keeps his mouth shut ? ’ |
| 27 | Until some experience has been gained , however , the beginner would be well advised to use his tuba simply as a ‘ double bass ’ to the brass group , and to keep his tuba parts low . |
| 28 | Well regardless of the hyperbole and the rhetoric , in fact it was an American defeat er he had to accept the existence of a communist regime in Cuba and to keep his hands off it . |
| 29 | This amount would maintain the person 's health and keep his weight steady ; to promote growth an extra 10–15g 0.35–0.5oz ) per day would be necessary . |
| 30 | ( One notable relic is the second volume ( Men ) of a two-volume group entitled Things and Men : it is full of snippets of conversation and descriptions spread over the period 1897 to 1910 , frequently used in his books and papers in order to restrain his fancy and keep his feet firmly on the ground . ) |