Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] at bay " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | To keep them at bay , I engaged Alison in close conversation . |
| 3 | They lit smoky fires at night to keep them at bay , but were soon itching with bites . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't because you believed me to be unavailable , to keep me at bay , by any chance ? ’ |
| 5 | The Camel Benetton Ford driver was outraged at the tactics used by Senna to keep him at bay for several laps . |
| 6 | But we have to be careful to try to understand what steps are proper in order to keep it at bay . |
| 7 | What was required to hold him at bay was constant vigilance . |
| 8 | But would the pain of losing him be any the less simply because she 'd managed to hold him at bay ? |