Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've got to water them to keep them moist in the summer and you 've got to have food of course . |
| 2 | The typical pattern was for the local parties to meet only once a year in 1915 and 1916 , to re-elect their officers for another year ; agents who had enlisted were kept on the books by retaining half their normal pay , to compensate them for loss of earnings in the national interest and to keep them available for a resumption of partisanship . |
| 3 | The emeralds must go , they would bring in enough money to pay some of the debtors sufficient to keep them quiet for a time . |
| 4 | Her raincoat was not belted — her skirt was too long — her brown hair hung down her back with a pale blue kerchief tied over the top of it to keep it clean on the train . |
| 5 | He told Sir Bryan to get the Chief Constable on the line immediately and to keep it open in the meantime . |
| 6 | To keep it clear of the water when they empty it now ? |
| 7 | The pump should sit on a firm support to keep it clear of the bottom of the pool , and a good idea is to use one of those ornamental concrete blocks that has a recess in its base . |
| 8 | They ran out the aerial , using the two oars of their collapsible boar to keep it clear of the reef . |
| 9 | There was no particular reason why he should not know what she was up to , but she instinctively felt an urge to keep it quiet for the moment . |