Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] to keep [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows that if a government should wish to keep unemployment below the NUP , it must keep on increasing the rate of growth of the money supply and will have to tolerate an ever-increasing rate of inflation . |
| 2 | However much I might want to keep tabs on him , bumping into him several times a day in the corridor hardly seemed the best route to anonymity . |
| 3 | And while she 's here , I 'll give her the instructions she 'll need to keep things running smoothly while I 'm away . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And then there was always the possibility that we might decide to keep Jane Pargeter after all . ’ |
| 5 | We 'll have to keep checks on it really . |
| 6 | They 'll continue to keep watch on Harwell from the other side of the fence . |
| 7 | Before Henderson went to Russia Lloyd George himself had been toying with the idea that a Stockholm conference might help to keep Russia in the war . |
| 8 | Is there anything we could do to keep Sombro enjoying the nightlife here instead of downtown , without having to tie him up ? |
| 9 | We 'd like to keep Neighbourhood Watch fully informed of all the crimes that happen in the area . |
| 10 | that 's all , but then I 'd have to keep blow drying and it every day . |
| 11 | She knew that I 'd have to keep Dawn in my bedroom to start with , and she 'd been beginning to have second thoughts about letting me do that . |
| 12 | Yeah I 'd love to keep walkman . |
| 13 | So I set to work learning Italian intensively , because I continued to feel , and increasingly felt , that anything that could help to keep Italy out of any war that might take place , ought to be done . |
| 14 | The Prime Minister may decide to keep Mr Patten as chairman . |
| 15 | This is one reason why TV buyers may wish to keep part of their budgets flexible beyond the time when they might usually prefer to commit themselves — they may , of course , find that they can not buy the time they want , but this is a risk they may be willing to take in order to get a better price . |
| 16 | If groups of , say , 50 to 100 people were to be asked how many of them would like to see some deregulation on Sunday , only about half would put up their hands ; the other half would want to keep Sunday special . |
| 17 | I would like to keep Neolamprologus brevis . |
| 18 | There are those who would like to keep campaign promises , like not putting new tax burdens on the middle-class , but they know they can not . |
| 19 | Q I am a beginner to the hobby and I would like to keep livebearers . |
| 20 | Q I would like to keep Pumpkinseed fish . |
| 21 | Jennie explained that rhythm and co-ordination were very important and that Katharine would have to keep Benji collected . |
| 22 | Unless the landlord is prepared to agree that the insurance should be in the joint names of the landlord and tenant , which is unlikely as the landlord would wish to keep control of the policy and proceeds , the tenant should ensure that either the landlord will act reasonably in deciding which other risks it may wish to insure against , or that the tenant will also have the right to nominate risks . |
| 23 | This is probably not quite the ideological paradox it sounds : it just means that she supported the politicians and parties in fragmented Boiotia who would tend to keep Boiotia fragmented , that is , the Thebes-haters , the local men who wanted to be big frogs in small and separate Boiotian ponds . |
| 24 | He added that the trustees would continue to keep members of the plan informed of any developments . |
| 25 | The way in which Saddam Hussein still behaves is unacceptable to us , to the United Nations and to the international community , and we shall continue to keep pressure on him . |
| 26 | He promised that the government would fight to keep Finland . |
| 27 | If you are out of your home at lunchtime , you will need to keep lunch as simple as possible . |
| 28 | Firstly , Working Paper 5 ( para 1.6 ) states that ‘ Authorities will need to keep asset registers and calculate capital charges for each functional unit so that budgetary and costing systems also reflect managerial responsibility for assets ’ . |
| 29 | For these purposes teachers will need to keep samples of children 's writing in order to monitor its range and development over the course of a key stage ; and they will need systematic means of recording and appraising the ways in which pupils approach writing tasks , including talking about what they are doing and why . |
| 30 | At each antenatal visit , there are several standard checks that your doctor or midwife will use to keep track of your progress . |