Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] kept " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of the Gulf War , British Army authorities announced they would have to destroy all dogs which had been picked up and kept by British units in the war zone , but Dave and his colleagues decided they were n't going to let this cruel fate befall Des . |
| 2 | One source told The Scotsman yesterday that if the situation deteriorated further , the pit might have to be closed temporarily and kept on a care and maintenance basis only . |
| 3 | Lionfish are the most gregarious of the large aquarium fish and respond well when kept in a small group , again providing an impressive display in a tank devoted to them exclusively |
| 4 | This provided valuable winter fodder for animals taken indoors or kept in pens or crew yards over the winter , when the grass in the pasture had stopped growing . |
| 5 | Mussels were handled gently and kept at lake temperature in ambient lake water during measurement . |
| 6 | Like us , your PC will last longer if kept in a healthy environment . |
| 7 | The following recipe makes a fairly soft cream which will harden slightly if kept in the fridge ( to halt the formation of mould ) , but nevertheless melts on contact with the skin . |
| 8 | The right shoulder needs to be held back and kept out of the backswing as long as possible . |