Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , most of these girls grew out of these crushes — soon the great problem was to keep them away from the Grammar School boys at the other end of the road . |
| 2 | By nine months your doctor and midwife will have gathered and recorded sufficient details about your pregnancy to keep them well in the picture for the arrival of your baby . |
| 3 | Simple requests for such increases were the least of the shipowners ' concerns , while on shipboard conditions there could be no cause for complaint because of the " army of government officials who were there to keep them up to the mark " . |
| 4 | " " You can try , El-ahrairah , and if you succeed I will multiply your people everywhere and no one will be able to keep them out of a vegetable garden from now till the end of the world . |
| 5 | The crowd was shouting and gesticulating , parents lifting children on shoulders to keep them out of the crush , fists punching the air , workmen 's tools being waved like weapons . |
| 6 | According to a recent report from the Consumers Association , a dose of only 3g of iron is enough to kill a toddler , yet few vitamin and mineral supplements are sold in child-resistant packs , so it 's vital to keep them out of the reach of children . |
| 7 | Alternatively , they may be lifted up the backstay by shockcord to keep them out of the way . |
| 8 | To keep them out of the weather . |
| 9 | To keep them out of the value added tax system altogether . |
| 10 | Well , she had some Holy Water in it , and she used to spray it about , and it used to keep them out for a bit , you know . |
| 11 | ‘ Are you going to keep me here on the doorstep ? ’ |
| 12 | But here 's a collection of invaluable 1992-isms to keep you ahead of the game . |
| 13 | What 's more , when you 've completed 20 transactions , we 'll automatically send you a full statement to keep you completely in the picture . |
| 14 | Their rooms were next to each other and identical : shabby exercises in spartan comfort , designed to keep you out of the room and in the hotel lounge . |
| 15 | We can say we 're going to have to keep you off for a bit longer yet . |
| 16 | Either the man she is with is not ready for a long-term commitment , he may be violent and she wants to keep him away from the child . |
| 17 | " I think it would be safer to keep him in for a bit longer . " |
| 18 | Told me to keep him still for a couple of days . ’ |
| 19 | But in 1132 he was back as chancellor , though he never aspired to the influence of his earlier days , and the more sober ecclesiastics of the court , in alliance with the papacy , managed to keep him out of a bishopric . |
| 20 | This , of course , has provided an extra excuse for the highly protective Kinnocks to keep him out of the firing line . |
| 21 | With Goodman 's hamstring injury certain to keep him out of the weekend 's home clash with Brentford , Colquhoun looks set to be handed another chance to prove himself to the fans . |
| 22 | The injuries are almost certain to keep him out of the Christmas cracker match at the National Ground on Monday and hand his two biggest rivals for the Welsh No 10 jersey the chance to shine . |
| 23 | He could hardly have been welcome , because when he had entered the senior police officer 's room it had been with two aides trying to keep him out by every manoeuvre other than manhandling him . |
| 24 | Though I shall have to keep it on in the summer to keep er |
| 25 | His arms had sunk in and he was twisting around , thrashing his head to keep it away from the wall — but it still sucked him in . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But I thought the whole idea was to keep it away from the public ? |
| 27 | The Citation rolled slowly on to its left side as Duncan fought to keep it flying and to keep it away from the airliner . |
| 28 | That 's right you have to keep it away from the face because they 're dangerous are n't they ? |
| 29 | You follow me you were to keep it up as a habit and keep to the habit |
| 30 | You have to be pretty innovative to build an entire business from one product niche as Network Computing Devices Inc does with its X Window System display terminals , and the Mountain View company is demonstrating the kind of innovation that will be needed to keep it ahead of the pack . |