Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This does n't apply , however , if you 're only offering them a small amount of food to keep them hanging around the sett for a little longer than usual .
2 Thanks to what Breeze had earned , they were able to rake up the fares — and now here they were , on their way to a remote Devonshire village with just enough money to keep them going for a fortnight or so .
3 By a letter of 17 October 1991 those solicitors asked the local authority to keep them informed about the progress of the assessment that was being undertaken of the father and his partner .
4 Now to keep them occupied for the journey .
5 But my In Love body forgets about food and sleep and produces its own adrenalin to keep me flying through every hour .
6 ‘ You 've asked enough to keep me talking for a month .
7 There 's enough to keep me going for the week there is n't there ?
8 The small professional garden design team offers an attractive range , called Tropical Shades , to keep you cool during the summer months .
9 You 'll have enough to keep you going for a couple of months .
10 extent I 'd be happy to keep you going for a bit longer .
11 ‘ All that stuff about community meant you could leave the kids with your mum if you had something to do , and you would n't grass on Charlie if the police came looking for him , and you could borrow ten bob to keep you going to the end of the week .
12 The poolside bar provides you with vital liquid refreshment and snacks to keep you going through the day and there 's a supermarket close by .
13 Right now , sorry to keep you waiting for a minute .
14 That way if one of the midfield does do themselves a mischief Rocky will have had some games at least ( I 'd rest Strachan personally to keep him going for the League campaign — which IMO is our best chnace of a European place [ we 're too unlucky in the cups ] ) .
15 He seemed quite determined to keep her imprisoned against the wall again , and she longed to understand what thoughts were surging through his mind .
16 It was too dark to see the line , and Trent called to the man on the rod to keep it pointing at the Zodiac .
17 There are obviously loads of guitar overdubs on it , but they 've managed to keep it sounding like a record made by a three-piece band .
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