Example sentences of "[prep] keeping [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see no reason for keeping me alive . |
| 2 | Kate Taylor has lots of ideas for keeping him amused — and they wo n't cost you a single penny ! |
| 3 | Under dangerous conditions , his chief concern is for the welfare of the film stock and equipment , whereas mine is more for keeping us both alive … |
| 4 | ‘ The nice thing about keeping it small and knowing each other well is that it 's very flexible ; if one of us has an emergency it does n't create problems or ill-feeling . ’ |
| 5 | It will be a complete change to report these facts instead of keeping them secret . |
| 6 | On cold days it does have the advantage of keeping him warm , but on hot days it can be unbearably uncomfortable . |
| 7 | Their political passivity about these communal services ca n't be understood without taking into account the benefit of keeping it all in the family — for men it secured their surveillance over the time and labour of women . |
| 8 | Of the residents who voted 53.4 per cent were for closure and 46.6 per cent in favour of keeping it open . |
| 9 | After dinner , the hotel cabaret and band take over the easy task of keeping you happy . |
| 10 | The complication has less to do with breeding nasty bugs , more to do with keeping them alive . |
| 11 | Then I 'm going to take another triangular bandage and I 'm going to open it up and make just a little fold , this is going to go on her forehead and that little fold just helps with keeping it firm and stopping the bandage slip , now , just put it around the forehead like that , okay ? |
| 12 | The report blamed police incompetence for the tragedy , and said that the official obsession with keeping it secret had even extended to withholding news from relatives of the dead . |
| 13 | Among the most important of these indirect effects is the role which test cases can play in politicising issues by forcing them onto the political agenda and once there in keeping them alive . |
| 14 | In the meantime , to keep you occupied — and to ensure that some part of the considerable sum of money invested in keeping you alive is repaid — we would like you to do some work for us . ’ |
| 15 | The event had been going through a lean period and had degenerated into a glorified booze-up , but there were some who were interested in keeping it alive and they got together to decide if they were going to let it go or make an effort to put it on its feet again . |
| 16 | Could it be that someone had an interest in keeping it alive ? |
| 17 | Thirdly , by its very nature , abuse is likely to be ‘ hidden ’ and difficult to discover ( except in its grossest forms ) , with the abused person , as well as the abuser , having a stake in keeping it secret . |
| 18 | This success also gave City their first League double of the season , but it was a little ironical that in a game where the respective goalkeepers played a prominent part in keeping it goalless for 70 minutes , an error by the Halesowen custodian should have produced the match winning goal . |
| 19 | She had concentrated on keeping him warm and preparing the food he liked best . |
| 20 | Mr Kaifu has agreed to reshaping his cabinet , but has insisted on keeping it clean . |
| 21 | Sexy underwear 's got nothing on thermal britches and vests when it comes to keeping you cosy in the depths of winter . |
| 22 | I occasionally buy an item to add to my own stamp collection but I 'm not committed to keeping it complete . |
| 23 | When a mother instils in her daughter a strong sense of obligation towards the house , to keeping it clean , tidy , impeccably dusted , the daughter in her turn may find herself either an unhappy slave to these expectations , or else determinedly anarchic in her own home . |
| 24 | Moisture matters Now that your skin is toned and refreshed the key to keeping it soft is regular moisturising . |
| 25 | In recent years , several new materials have been used for base thermal layers which are effective at keeping you dry . |
| 26 | But by keeping him secret she had given him too much power . |