Example sentences of "of [noun] to keep [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham was supported by Manchester City boss Peter Reid who said : ‘ Wright 's a quality player , the sort of striker to keep you on your toes . ’ |
| 2 | The man , he must have plenty of money to keep it , carrying it |
| 3 | I mean it must cost a fair amount of money to keep it going cause , the calls are free |
| 4 | ‘ That 's probably why he instructs my head of department to keep me so busy , ’ she answered lightly , and then , with a jolt of astonishment , wondered if Naylor did have anything to do with the multitude of files that landed on her desk every day . |
| 5 | It is not recorded in what mischief the Lord Mayor of York used to indulge , but the Lady Mayoress had a three foot long staff of honour to keep him in order ! |
| 6 | Any kind of open fire needs a considerable volume of fuel to keep it alight . |
| 7 | A large machine like Penry Vaughan 's body must need a fair amount of fuel to keep it running efficiently . |
| 8 | Apart from the abundance of nature to keep you busy , there are several historic and archaeological sites , museums and botanic gardens to visit . |
| 9 | Erm that was a bad time er a critical time , they did n't know if he were gon na live or die then erm he 's had a number of transfusions to keep him alive but er he 's stable at the moment . |
| 10 | They 've seen language labs , which are great , more or less mould away for lack of resources to keep them in working order , and they see micros coming in at a time when everything else is being cut . |
| 11 | And then the bucket too which has been kept full of water to keep it from expanding and leaking which otherwise it would do . |
| 12 | With backing from Citrine and Self , Smith tried to exercise such leverage , and ( when he failed to persuade the existing boiler manufacturers to respond ) proposed to attract new firms to the industry by the promise of orders to keep them in business . |
| 13 | We 're also giving away a cosy pair of totes Toasties — unique mittens for feet , with treaded soles — and a pair of gloves to keep you both warm on your flight . |
| 14 | They had needed the eccentric goalkeeping of Grobbelaar to keep them in the match up to the 111th minute , when Anderton suddenly revealed why so many scouts have been beating a path to Fratton Park . |
| 15 | He 's probably got a private cache of cheap cider or meths hidden somewhere under a paving slab to help him nod off at nights , and a pile of newspapers to keep him warm . |
| 16 | This does n't apply , however , if you 're only offering them a small amount of food to keep them hanging around the sett for a little longer than usual . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , all right , so I thought the decision was surprising , but I 'd long since realized that if I allowed that sort of thing to keep me awake at night I was going to be a chronic insomniac . |
| 18 | I wrote and said that a lot of members our pension , we could n't afford it , and that we owned our own hall so therefore we had a lot of cost to keep it in good repair and why was it nine pound . |
| 19 | Same number of overheads to keep me happy , but you 've got ta write less to keep you happy , there you go . |