Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I did n't want it he would say that he was keeping me and the least I could do was give him sex . |
| 2 | They had trouble keeping me and Eric quiet . ’ |
| 3 | I realised I could race them keeping them and me fit . |
| 4 | Putting two sentences together into one sentence , instead of keeping them as separate sentences , indicates a certain degree of closeness between them . |
| 5 | Well as it stands the related documents you have the option of keeping them or not . |
| 6 | It never was when she invited him to meet her at the flat ; she was keeping him and Stock out of each other 's way . |
| 7 | You see , he knew he would get more income in the long run from returning your hat than from keeping it and selling it . ’ |
| 8 | The connotations of this in the creation of manhood were made clear by Baden Powell , founder of the Scout movement , who observed that masturbation checks the semen from getting its full chance of making the strong , manly man : ‘ You are throwing away the seed that has been handed down to you as a trust instead of keeping it and ripening it for bringing a son to you later on . ’ |
| 9 | No they 're they 're much better at keeping it and they seem to manage quite well too . |
| 10 | Plus , taking , keeping it and doing it if you see benefit in that . |
| 11 | She liked her job , she needed her job , the building society with whom she had her mortgage would very much like her to keep her well-paying job — but she had no idea how she could go about keeping it if that swine in the new extension said , ‘ On your way ’ . |
| 12 | And so , if I was wicked enough , he would keep me till I was undone and till his mind changed for even wicked men , I have read , soon grow weary of wickedness with the same person , and love variety . |
| 13 | She 'll keep them till I get back ’ |
| 14 | Well he said we can keep them as long as |
| 15 | ‘ He 'd keep them because he liked the feeling of having them and because he might like to use them some day . |
| 16 | Its chairman , David Murray , wrote to Mr Gillespie saying that instead of handing over the shares on the previously agreed dates , he could keep them until he was 65 in 1991 , when they would be transferred to MIH in one lump . |
| 17 | You can keep them and your art therapy . |
| 18 | If they say black cards you say ‘ Good , so I will keep them and take the red cards away ’ . |
| 19 | Although he has said that he is not in favour of that , he would nevertheless still keep them if that was NATO 's decision . |
| 20 | Can we keep them if we got them ? |
| 21 | ‘ I must n't keep you and Richard apart any longer . |
| 22 | The Haunted House dark ride , set in Gloomy Wood , the Congo River Rapids and the Runaway Mine train , are just a few of the exciting rides that will keep you and the children amused all day . |
| 23 | Anyway , you 'll keep her if you can , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | You know , I 'd rather keep him than sell him , but |
| 25 | In anger she wrote : — whatever you have a mind to do Ellen it is not for you to dictate Oreste 's future and I confess I was disturbed to have you write as though he were your son and not mine , which he is and you know you can not keep him and that it would be wrong . |
| 26 | In his concluding essay , Urwick wrote : The club can catch him , but can not discipline him , the Boys ' Brigade can discipline him to a small extent , but can not catch or keep him when he most needs it ; the voluntary evening school can do neither . |
| 27 | Yes , I have the slip somewhere , and my father I did n't keep it but my father must have kept it , but I discovered it one day and it was seven and thruppence I think for the first week 's pay . |
| 28 | If you do n't use it straight away , you should keep it where you can find it when you need it . |
| 29 | ‘ How can I keep it if it 's not mine ? ’ |
| 30 | Well in fact you could keep it if you want . |