Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to keep a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I have to keep a diary of who spoke on it . |
| 2 | ‘ You have to keep a sense of proportion , ’ says Zelda West Meads . |
| 3 | He says you have to keep a tight hold on the nuts . |
| 4 | ‘ You have to keep a perspective on things . |
| 5 | I remember that at primary school we had to keep a diary , and from time to time someone would be picked out to face the class and read it aloud . |
| 6 | As we live only a short distance from the Thames , we have to keep a net over the pond , as two years ago we lost 18 fish to a heron . |
| 7 | By the same token , we have to keep a watch on dates so as to see that this Eleanor is not Eleanor of Aquitaine , but her great-greatgranddaughter , Eleanor of Castile , wife of Edward I of England . |
| 8 | For this reason , we have to keep a clear idea in our heads of the relationships between the variables in the whole causal process . |
| 9 | ‘ We do , but there 's never enough good clothing to go round so we have to keep a check on who 's had what . |
| 10 | We have to keep a proper balance or we will continue to see destruction in the countryside that we have seen in some areas where there is too much access and where what used to be a path has become as wide as the M1 . |
| 11 | I think what we have got to bear in mind , Mr Chairman , is that the small business is , it is a very , very dangerous time as we come out of recession , more businesses get into difficulties when they 're into expanding , than when they 're just , just surviving , if you like so erm , I think we have to keep a very careful eye on the next six months . |
| 12 | In effect , the message being sent to John and the other hostages was that they had to keep a stiff upper lip and hope that , one day , the kidnappers might let them go . |
| 13 | They have to keep a logbook but that 's only a check to make sure that nobody 's leaving a mess in the common areas and we only have it because we 've found that some residents can have problems because they 've become deskilled in certain things . |
| 14 | Strange as it may seem , some people have more difficulty in handling or expressing warm , loving feelings than negative , angry ones ; or it may feel as if they have to keep a tighter reign on the loving feelings , which they perceive as making them more vulnerable to rejection and disappointment . |
| 15 | Alongside the challenges of the Social Charter and the Community Charge he has to keep a firm grip on the Government 's sponsored schemes . |
| 16 | The ‘ false ’ bus , used for escaping refugees , is carrying Michael ( Paul Newman ) and Sarah ( Julie Andrews ) , American scientists on the run from the security police , to the comparative safety of East Berlin ; it has to keep a few minutes ahead of the real , scheduled bus , so in fact most of the shots out of the bus windows concentrate mainly on the distance between the two buses , gradually diminishing and so raising suspicion . |