Example sentences of "[adj] keep [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ethiopian is more powerful — you can sleep on the Yemeni , but Ethiopian keeps you awake all night ! . ’ |
| 2 | By now the champagne was flowing … all United need now is a new owner willing to keep them in the style to which they 'd like to become accustomed . |
| 3 | The Coln St Aldwyns Society still want the pub retained as a village inn and would support any buyer willing to keep it open . |
| 4 | Disadvantage : the chute can become fouled and therefore should only be built if the users are willing to keep it clean . |
| 5 | ‘ His neighbour is looking after it at the moment but I do n't think she 'll be prepared to keep it indefinitely . |
| 6 | Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist . |
| 7 | She cut the hair close to the nape of the neck , leaving it long on top to keep it soft and then graduated at the back to create a heavy wedge . |
| 8 | Weaving the seat was a difficult and messy task , for the materials had to be damp to keep them pliable . |
| 9 | He was afraid to keep him in his own house because the old fellow rants and raves upon occasion and might distress Mrs Browning . |
| 10 | He has promised to contact Ron direct to keep him up to date . |
| 11 | ‘ I was careful to keep her a secret , ’ murmured Mr Rochester , frowning . |
| 12 | fingernails , careful to keep them apart . |
| 13 | The teacher who uses this aid will have to be particularly careful to keep it secret and so not publish any libel to anyone at all . |
| 14 | Patrick Milligan was careful to keep it hypothetical , mindful of the dark look on Patsy 's face . |
| 15 | What Aristotle had seen as the vice of the pharaohs , Cardinal Richelieu raised to a maxim of policy for Louis XIII , whom he advised ‘ all politicians agree that when the people are too comfortable , it is impossible to keep them within the bounds of their duty … |
| 16 | It 's impossible to keep them all happy . ’ |
| 17 | And not just because as teenagers it is no longer that easy to keep them safely by your side . |
| 18 | Already she was under some malign spell that seemed woven to keep her close to Rune Christensen . |
| 19 | They used to have big chains right round , fore and aft to keep them together . |
| 20 | It 's not very gallant to keep her waiting , ’ he added reprovingly . |
| 21 | In the early stages he was content to keep her towards the rear of the field as Teleprompter — also attempting a mile and a half for the first time — took his accustomed role of front-runner . |
| 22 | Having read this novel , each page crammed full of description , mystery more than enough content to keep you reading , I agree that Great Expectations is the Greatest novel written in English . |
| 23 | You know I think he was fairly crucial to keep us all together . |
| 24 | The sea had soaked his corpse ; even with the spices , it was hard to keep him presentable . ’ |
| 25 | Melody , her arm about his waist , was having to work hard to keep him upright . |
| 26 | Avoid slip-ons , as the toes need to grip hard to keep them on and so are put under strain . |
| 27 | He has the reputation of being a cold man , and appears to enjoy neither his power nor his wealth , though I find that difficult to believe since he works so hard to keep them . ’ |
| 28 | Wolves were much sharper and United had to work hard to keep them out and thankfully Wolves have lost their goalscoring touch at the moment . |
| 29 | When he rubbed his face briefly — against her shoulder , when she felt his warm breath against her neck , when his big hands pulled her closer to him , she felt all her senses responding and had to work hard to keep her breathing slow and even and her hand light as it stroked his hair . |
| 30 | He was n't even prepared to admit to himself that he 'd had to work hard to keep her down . |