Example sentences of "keep [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just the thing for keeping off the heat . ’ |
| 2 | The tactics for keeping off the ropes , so to speak , had been explained to every platoon commander the previous June , and they knew ‘ every mile towards the east was a serious loss ’ . |
| 3 | In front of Roshanara 's litter , which was open , sat a young , well-dressed female slave , with a peacock 's tail in her hand , brushing away the dust and keeping off the flies from the Princess … |
| 4 | He thinks he 's better keeping out the way , she 'll |
| 5 | After parting from his jockey Macer Gifford at the very first fence he had continued with the rest of the field all the way round , clearing every obstacle and keeping with the herd . |
| 6 | From his self-imposed exile in America , the Lebanese Maronite poet Khalil Gibran — whose verse and drawings have an uncanny similarity to the work of William Blake — was moved to write an angry , ferocious poem quite out of keeping with the gentle , philosophical message for which he is generally remembered : |
| 7 | The surroundings were wholly out of keeping with the importance of the people there and the nature of their task . |
| 8 | He also felt it to be out of keeping with the scale of neighbouring dwellings , particularly the Old School House . |
| 9 | The suggested move towards a centrally-determined curriculum , however , was still out of keeping with the spirit of the times . |
| 10 | Any idea of codification was out of keeping with the English tradition of relatively unfettered judicial discretion and the elasticity of the common law . |
| 11 | In the new context , these were quite out of keeping with the times , for the poor had to change as well as everyone else . |
| 12 | When conduct on the part of a government or some other public body is dubbed ‘ unconstitutional ’ , what is often meant is not necessarily that the law has been broken , but rather that the action is out of keeping with the style or , more broadly , the ‘ way of life ’ of a country … |
| 13 | A great bed with a dark carved headboard like an ecclesiastical panel reaching half-way up the wall , a chest of drawers supporting a mirror between brass pillars , a desk dropped open exposing drawers and pigeon holes stuffed with papers : these high-polished , sombre items , out of keeping with the rest of the house , subsided within the airtight hush of the room curtained and shuttered against the light . |
| 14 | Where a director of music has an inadequate knowledge of the liturgy , the musical contribution may be at best out of keeping with the rest of the celebration , and at worst destructive of it . |
| 15 | It seems obvious that you should buy the most powerful motherboard that you can afford but do n't make the mistake of buying something out of keeping with the re-used components or you will be looking to replace those too in a few months ! |
| 16 | Only in keeping with the bumper sticker , the driver is n't heading to work at all . |
| 17 | They consider the gates are too large and out of keeping with the character of the area . |
| 18 | The majority of the Parish Council object to this development because it is out of keeping with the surrounding properties in size , design and proposed building materials . |
| 19 | The proposed dwelling is out of keeping with the nearby existing dwellings and will detract from the character of the stone archway and The Lodge . |
| 20 | A longer but more interesting approach is possible by leaving the cart track at the viaduct and keeping along the east side of the railway ; join the track from Winterscales to Dentdale by passing over a bridge near the entrance to Blea Moor tunnel . |
| 21 | Keeping along the watershed between the Warwickshire Avon and the Cherwell , it runs past Oatley Hill Farm to Wigginton Heath . |
| 22 | ‘ Not that way , ’ said Philip , still keeping in the trees . |
| 23 | Mink keeping in the past did lead to the temporary establishment of wild mink — the escape occurred at Womdale , in Shetland when the winds blew a hut through the farmer 's perimeter fence , liberating a number of unmated female mink . |
| 24 | Brilliant on permed or naturally curly hair , damp or dry hair and great for scrunch drying , ShockWaves Curl Shaper can also be used in-between washes to re-energise tired curls — perfect for keeping in the office for an end-of-the-day style boost ! |
| 25 | He went back past the chestnuts , keeping in the shadows of the tall rye on the western side of the road . |
| 26 | Open records should lead to better record keeping in the primary sector and will give further support to the general practice of consulting parents early about learning or behavioural problems . |
| 27 | A feminist perspective consists of keeping in the forefront of one 's mind the life-styles , activities and interests of more than half of humanity — women . |
| 28 | There were no sounds , except for the wind in the trees , and I went quietly round to the eastern side , keeping in the shadows . |
| 29 | He crept along the wall , keeping in the shadows . |
| 30 | Mr McDermott has been the editor of this section of the Financial Times for the past four years , and has written two books on Egypt and peace keeping in the Middle East . |