Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 " .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Alternatively , they may be lifted up the backstay by shockcord to keep them out of the way .
5 To keep them out of the weather .
6 To keep them out of the value added tax system altogether .
7 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 .
8 This , of course , has provided an extra excuse for the highly protective Kinnocks to keep him out of the firing line .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 Though I shall have to keep it on in the summer to keep er
12 ‘ We 'll do everything to keep it out of the press , ’ he promised me .
13 It had cost him twenty-five shillings , but worth it because of not being able to keep it out of the library long .
14 ‘ School ’ , he writes , seemed to have one aim , ‘ to keep us out of the air and from following the normal pursuits of the fields …
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