Example sentences of "[noun sg] to keep [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not long before the authorities began to harass the unions , and to maintain an aura of fear to keep their membership dormant . |
| 2 | It took all his willpower to keep his teeth biting into the rubber . |
| 3 | It was easy to obey the lieutenant 's command to keep her head down and say nothing , but her heart was thundering by the time they reached the relative safety of the airfield 's terminal building . |
| 4 | ALAN BOND , the Australian entrepreneur , part of whose business empire was yesterday put into receivership , will today begin last-ditch legal action to keep his organisation afloat . |
| 5 | " It 's bad practice to keep your woodstore above deck , " said Richard . |
| 6 | Tony and George have offered to take a fifty percent pay cut to keep their jobs … but , as yet , to no avail . |
| 7 | I could hear the shotgun barking as I walked through the dim , dripping woods from the house , staying off the muddy path as much as possible and walking on the flattened , exhausted-looking grass at its side to keep my shoes from clogging up . |
| 8 | They were required by statute to keep their pipes at a certain pressure level . |
| 9 | I use the rear brake , I 'm using my knee and I 'm using a lot of upper body weight to keep my weight at a certain angle to the bike . ’ |
| 10 | All animals more than a few thousand cells big need to have some sort of scaffolding to keep their bodies in shape . |
| 11 | A Hollywood blue movie would be just the kind of bonus to keep his agents sweet . |
| 12 | It was only at night , alone in bed , with the whirr of the ceiling fan to keep her company , that the memory of her crass stupidity swept back . |
| 13 | ‘ There , ’ she said , making a deliberate attempt to keep her expression bland . |
| 14 | Gina gritted her teeth in an attempt to keep her temper under control . |
| 15 | Mr Bush turned to attacks in a last bid to keep his job and pull off the political upset of the century and ripped into ‘ the slippery one ’ as a man who can not be trusted during a hectic five-state blitz to shore up his support . |
| 16 | Unable to offer economic inducements , the pomeshchiks relied increasingly upon sheer force to keep their peasants , exploit their labour , drive them deeper and deeper into debt , and reduce them to servile status . |
| 17 | He had this lovely skull on his desk to keep his pipes in . |
| 18 | You will learn that at the age of nineteen he was practising his public speaking at Hyde Park Corner ; you will learn that he reads the Sun to keep his finger on the public pulse . |
| 19 | Used to creating and presenting ideas to a wide variety of clients , she 'd grown proud of her capacity to keep her head under pressure , yet from the moment she 'd crossed the threshold of this impressive room she 'd been put at a distinct disadvantage . |
| 20 | We did not consciously ‘ exercise ’ , nor did we require supplementary exercise to keep our bodies finely tuned . |
| 21 | This remarkable machine vacuums up leaves and debris to keep your garden clean and tidy all year round . |
| 22 | Rather oddly , in the context of a crisis in which the abolition of the House of Lords was under consideration , it seems to have been assumed that this reservation would present a realistic safeguard against a majority party in the House of Commons seeking to keep its government in power indefinitely rather than face the country . |
| 23 | Dog towels with dog and paw motif ; your cat 's own mouse den , a delightfully snug bed ; a waxed jacket for the dog which has everything ; a plastic holder with carpet insert to encourage your cat to keep its claws off the furniture . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , would be a pity to keep his lordship waiting , would n't it ? ’ |
| 25 | As part of our mission requires this publication to keep its readers alert to the future of IBM and the wonders the company will doubtless work , we will — begging your understanding and forgiveness in what we feel is a justifiable revelation of inside information — part the cloak of secrecy that surrounds Hollywood 's dreams and IBM 's intentions in the interest of preparing you for tomorrow . |
| 26 | Nearly falling off the roof in fright , Hilary grabbed frantically at the chimney stack to keep her balance . |
| 27 | It exhorts the motorist to keep his car in good shape by regular maintenance and such . |
| 28 | Sometimes , when he was writing , she hung around in the conservatory to keep him company . |
| 29 | Barclaycard is now beginning the battle to keep its place in the credit market . |
| 30 | A FAMILY who discovered that their centuries-old manor stands over ‘ the lost palace ’ of the last Welsh prince are fighting a desperate battle to keep their home . |