Example sentences of "to keep [noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many computer-aided machines have locks to keep workers out of the innards . |
| 2 | Pupils must not be used as a means to keep teachers up to the mark . |
| 3 | Mexico is often depicted as being characterised by ‘ charrismo ’ , the phenomenon of trade unions being controlled by the state , in order to keep wages down in the service of capital accumulation and accelerated economic growth . |
| 4 | The region suffers high unemployment , rural as well as urban deprivation , and in many areas schools struggle to keep children on beyond the age of 16 . |
| 5 | Supply would be regulated by a system of government licences analogous to those already in force for tobacco and alcohol ( and which would serve , among other things , to keep drugs out of the hands of children ) , backed by strict policing and heavy penalties . |
| 6 | Hoeing , the traditional way to keep weeds down during the summer , is very effective for beds and borders and among vegetables , provided you do it frequently and do not let perennial weeds form a good root system . |