Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] 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 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 .
6 The Doc 's patented micro-organisms were beavering away inside , keeping her at the peak of perfection .
7 Marek was fencing with her , keeping her at bed 's length .
8 I take it you have n't been keeping her at home and just not sent a note ?
9 She felt she had learned nothing about him as a man , that in some secret way he was keeping her at a distance .
10 He 'd laughed at her , teased her , and succeeded in keeping her at a distance .
11 ‘ That 's why I 'm keeping her at my place for the moment . ’
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 :
15 ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’
16 He was gritting his teeth against the pain , keeping it at bay while he studied the stump , the severed hand .
17 It is as if an invisible force field is keeping us at arms length .
18 I have brought them with me but I ca n't just keep them at home .
19 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 .
20 If you want to keep turtles happy , do n't keep them at all .
21 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 .
22 If you want to keep turtles happy , do n't keep them at all .
23 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 .
24 ‘ You ca n't keep them at home forever , you know .
25 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 .
26 If it came to it you could keep them at the Chestnuts over the road .
27 This is a professional program that will keep you at your PC for hours .
28 And it is Britain she thanks for the startling transformation and thinks will keep her at the top .
29 Andy Platt , England 's latest recruit , has agreed a new deal with Aston Villa which will keep him at the club until 1994 .
30 JOHN MORRIS , Derbyshire 's 28-year-old vice-captain , has ended speculation about his cricketing future by signing a two-year extension to his contract which will keep him at the Recreation Ground until 1996 .
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