Example sentences of "[noun sg] to keep [pron] at " in BNC.

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1 There 's no reasson to keep it at all .
2 But when you do achieve it , you will find that you can then use aerobic walking as part of an ongoing maintenance programme to keep you at your goal weight .
3 KEVIN KEEGAN has had secret talks with Newcastle directors in a bid to keep him at St James 's Park .
4 The Wembley midfielder launched a sensational attack on the ‘ Caring Club ’ and accused them of not caring enough in their bid to keep him at Roker Park .
5 Clough will consider it a much needed morale booster if he can get Keane 's signature on the new deal , even though the battle to keep him at the City Ground is far from being won .
6 On their behalf , a local radio station has launched a campaign to keep him at the County Ground .
7 ‘ Yes , ’ she breathed , her desire to keep him at arm 's length dwindling to nothing .
8 They lit smoky fires at night to keep them at bay , but were soon itching with bites .
9 Ewshot fought back in the second half and Murphy , despite an injury to his nose , covered acres of ground in both attack and defence to keep them at bay .
10 And versatile international Joe Lydon has signed a new 12-month contract to keep him at Central Park .
11 The decision to keep it at 23 means fewer fixtures , less money and a greater likelihood of further clubs folding .
12 Undertakers ' men and grave-diggers had to be copiously supplied with liquor to keep them at work , and this added to the disorder and indecency .
13 She even tried to snatch him back from school to keep him at home .
14 But we have to be careful to try to understand what steps are proper in order to keep it at bay .
15 No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance .
16 Maybe Gloucester just do n't have the spending power to keep them at Kingsholm .
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