Example sentences of "[vb past] kept him [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought had kept him going all day . |
| 2 | When asked what had kept him going at a time when Willie Miller 's appointment as manager at Pittodrie prompted speculation that McLeish might be a natural second-in-command , the defender was unequivocal . |
| 3 | Edwina Currie had kept him talking and Edwina is not a woman to be rushed . |
| 4 | For an hour and a half they had kept him standing . |
| 5 | First , Mr Delors — who had earlier sent a furious letter to Mr Major , complaining of Britain 's lack of faith over the TV pact — had kept him waiting for over an hour at Heathrow while his flight from Brussels was delayed by fog . |
| 6 | I had kept him waiting for over an hour , though he was n't too annoyed as he had been able to retrieve three brand new titanium ice screws and a rope , left , we presumed , after an incident the night before when we had a helicopter hovering above the face . |
| 7 | The ancient servitor , who drove with a slack rein and a sublime disregard of the pot-holes , seemed to take it as a personal affront that Miss Kyte had kept him waiting for more than two hours . |