Example sentences of "keep [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Technologically and economically it requires more explaining than is now possible , not least because of the loss or destruction or records , to say nothing of not keeping them at all . |
| 2 | Keeping them at arms length guarantees that they will be lukewarm or confused in their support and their potential as marketers of the school will lie untapped . |
| 3 | Wooing first John and then Richard , Philip succeeded in keeping them at each other 's throats , or at Henry 's coat-tails , for several more years . |
| 4 | Or do you not see any point in keeping them at all ? is the number to dial . |
| 5 | She was , as well , a woman above reproach , avoiding involvement in all intrigues , keeping everyone at a distance and thus surrounded by universal esteem . |
| 6 | These past three years he had grown sullen and morose , keeping himself at a distance , always watching her , silently blaming her for Maisie 's tragic death . |
| 7 | There were no words in the experience , but he became aware of the fact that he was keeping something at bay ; or another way of looking at it would be that he was wearing some rigid outer clothing , like corsets or a suit of armour . |
| 8 | Mandy did n't come to the meeting , Mrs. Maddison keeping her at home as a punishment for her disobedience in going into the swamp . |
| 9 | The Doc 's patented micro-organisms were beavering away inside , keeping her at the peak of perfection . |
| 10 | Marek was fencing with her , keeping her at bed 's length . |
| 11 | I take it you have n't been keeping her at home and just not sent a note ? |
| 12 | She felt she had learned nothing about him as a man , that in some secret way he was keeping her at a distance . |
| 13 | He 'd laughed at her , teased her , and succeeded in keeping her at a distance . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's why I 'm keeping her at my place for the moment . ’ |
| 15 | It must also be remembered that death usually took place in the home , not only because nineteenth century parents preferred it , but also because , before the development of antisepsis in practical nursing in the last quarter of the century , to send a patient to hospital was much more likely to prove fatal than keeping him at home . |
| 16 | I 'm not naive , I know others will make more be back with more bids because he 's such a top -class goal scorer , ’ says the manager , who has just signed a contract keeping him at Hillsborough for the same time as Hirst . |
| 17 | Under the heading ‘ A better quality of life ’ , Labour 's policy review for the 1990s declared that the future of the planet depended on keeping it at the top of the agenda : |
| 18 | ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’ |
| 19 | He was gritting his teeth against the pain , keeping it at bay while he studied the stump , the severed hand . |
| 20 | It is as if an invisible force field is keeping us at arms length . |
| 21 | I have brought them with me but I ca n't just keep them at home . |
| 22 | He hums and haws for a bit then he says he 'll put them in his car and ask if I can keep them at Combe Court . |
| 23 | If you want to keep turtles happy , do n't keep them at all . |
| 24 | It 's good practice to use three balls in rotation in cold weather , one being in play on any one hole , and the two others remaining in your pocket where your body heat can keep them at a reasonable temperature . |
| 25 | If you want to keep turtles happy , do n't keep them at all . |
| 26 | The paupers continued under the care of the churchwardens and overseers of the parishes until the House had been built , but then the directors had powers to apprehend vagrants , single pregnant women , and other malefactors , to admit them , and to set and keep them at work — but only for a maximum of six months . |
| 27 | ‘ You ca n't keep them at home forever , you know . |
| 28 | Quite simply , such an additional demand for the currencies concerned would help keep them at a higher level , with a consequent reduction in their export surpluses . |
| 29 | If it came to it you could keep them at the Chestnuts over the road . |
| 30 | This is a professional program that will keep you at your PC for hours . |