Example sentences of "be to keep [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Privet and other quick-growing hedges will soon need clipping if they 're to keep their shape . |
| 2 | The only words of comfort I can give are that the more emotional freedom you give your children , the more likely you are to keep their love and affection . |
| 3 | She now has a fortnight to pay off the arrears if she and her seven children are to keep their home . |
| 4 | The product market ought , therefore , to stimulate management efficiency : if managers are to keep their jobs they must strive to make the company as profitable as possible . |
| 5 | Staff at Oxford Regional health Authority will now have to wait and see how many of them are to keep their jobs . |
| 6 | They have to plan ahead , allocate scarce time , decide between difficult alternatives and ‘ contrive ’ , with limited resources , if they are to keep their households going . |
| 7 | ‘ In mine too , ’ he murmured , ‘ if I am to keep my hands off you ! ’ |
| 8 | Once this rate has been set , the only revision allowed will be to keep its value in line with inflation . |
| 9 | The woman was a nun after all , she must have some redeeming qualities if she were to keep her vows all her life . |
| 10 | The deputies were to keep their privileges and pay until the end of their five-year term of office , in 1994 . |
| 11 | It was generally recognised that Clasper was not the man to dismantle restrictive practices , nor to co-operate with management to make the necessary improvements in labour relations if they were to keep their jobs in future . |
| 12 | Pamela recounts an exchange with Mrs. Jewkes , the housekeeper whose task is to keep her captive : |
| 13 | ACTRESS Suzie Aitchison , daughter of June Whitfield , is to keep her part in the play An Evening With Gary Lineker , when it goes on tour in February with an otherwise entirely new cast . |
| 14 | If the Church is to keep its teenagers , especially , it has to compete successfully with many other attractions and activities which appeal to the young . |
| 15 | In the forthright style that has helped to earn him his reputation , he said that politicians are sick people , that they have a profound characters fault , and that their main objective is to keep their jobs ( does the later at least not also apply to economists , one might wonder ? ) . |
| 16 | In the next six months , as Italy faces the responsibility of hosting next summer 's World Cup finals , Vicini is likely to need all his inner calm if he is to keep his head while all about him people are becoming a little agitated . |
| 17 | In the next six months , as Italy faces the responsibility of hosting next summer 's World Cup finals , Vicini is likely to need all his inner calm if he is to keep his head while all about him people are becoming a little agitated . |
| 18 | If Russell is to keep his place in the team he 'll have to prove himself as a batsman , to avoid being replaced by Stewart . |
| 19 | The truth of this statement will become even more apparent to you around the 14th — and really the best thing to do over the next couple of weeks is to keep your plans flexible and your options open and let others live with their consciences — if they can , that is ! |
| 20 | Someone who has been training horses for years once told me that the most important thing is to keep your youngster ‘ thinking forwards ’ . |
| 21 | The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young . ’ |
| 22 | The great thing is to keep your hands clean . |
| 23 | My advice is to keep your cash ( and hands ) in your pockets ! |
| 24 | The idea is to keep my palette simple . |
| 25 | The idea is to keep my palette simple . |
| 26 | ‘ Mum says it 's to keep our bodies an' souls together till suppertime . |
| 27 | And I 'm proud to say , whether it 's to keep our nation strong , extend the freedom of thought through telecommunications , or expand the industrial horizons , all of us who work at Hughes will continue to expand our vision — to meet tomorrow 's need today . |
| 28 | ‘ That 's to keep your mother happy . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's to keep my blouse clean , ’ Emily said mildly . |
| 30 | It 's to keep his contacts sweet . |