Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [adv] maintained " in BNC.

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1 The traditional areas still maintained fortunately , cos it did n't affect the knitted outer-wear at this stage , so all the areas we talked about in the north of Yorkshire moor and Scotland , fortunately there 's more of a skill to maintain there .
2 The Spanish police also maintained that they had kept the suspected terrorists ' movements under close surveillance and maintained a constant flow of information on them to British officials in Gibraltar .
3 Closet federal Europeans earlier maintained that the EC was merely a gigantic free trade area ; now they boldly affirm that political and monetary union were always at the heart of the treaty of Rome .
4 US military analysts noted that although the Soviet Union still maintained a considerable military presence at Cam Ranh Bay , with up to 20 warships and support vessels based there , the ultimate significance of its proposed reduction would depend on the results of forthcoming negotiations over US bases in the Philippines [ see p. 36428 ] .
5 One lad , belonging to a respected family , had been given a long sentence although he and local residents emphatically maintained that he was not at the scene of the incident for which he was convicted .
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