Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | We were warned to keep him out of the bedrooms , and for days we resisted the howls and barks and pneumatic drill impersonations . |
2 | To keep him out of the trees he 's using a simple invention devised by Barnes Wallis for the Dambusters raid . |
3 | To keep him out of the trees he 's using a simple invention devised by Barnes Wallis for the Dambusters raid . |
4 | While Sequoia is optimistic that payment will ultimately be received , the uncertainty has led it and its auditors , in completing the year-end audit , to keep it out of the figures until the picture becomes clearer . |
5 | Colonel Astor had bought The Times in 1922 specifically to keep it out of the clutches of Lloyd George , who was seeking a personal political base and had money to spend from his earlier sale of honours when Prime Minister . |