Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] out [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " " 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This , of course , has provided an extra excuse for the highly protective Kinnocks to keep him out of the firing line . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'll do everything to keep it out of the press , ’ he promised me . |
| 15 | It had cost him twenty-five shillings , but worth it because of not being able to keep it out of the library long . |
| 16 | ‘ School ’ , he writes , seemed to have one aim , ‘ to keep us out of the air and from following the normal pursuits of the fields … |