Example sentences of "in [noun] to keep [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Denning explained that ‘ There are some things which may be required to be disclosed in the public interest , in which event no confidence can be prayed in aid to keep them secret . ’ |
| 2 | In the tank we had to get in huddles to keep us warm . |
| 3 | But Kirchberg is by no means lacking in things to keep you occupied . |
| 4 | In the previous year , Central Office wished to promote Captain Edwards , the chief agent for Birmingham , to be a Central Office district agent , but they were thwarted by the Chamberlains , who wished to keep him to look after Birmingham ; Neville Chamberlain arranged to have Edwards paid enough in Birmingham to keep him there and the interests of Birmingham thus prevailed over those of the party as a whole . |
| 5 | ‘ After processing I mount the slides in glass to keep them safe , because they are more delicate than conventional slides . |
| 6 | It should be stored in the fridge , wrapped in foil to keep it moist . |
| 7 | ‘ All these chores are making me so hungry that it is , as I said before , only fair that you feed me properly in order to keep me going . ’ |
| 8 | Frankie went reluctantly , straining his neck in order to keep her in his sight . |
| 9 | She had not yet learned how greatly Brian exaggerated his financial problems in order to keep her in line . |
| 10 | Impossible as it seemed , he still thought she was lying , or was he pretending in order to keep her with him ? |
| 11 | She became desperate to break into this institutional twaddle , so when asked what she thought , she agreed enthusiastically , in order to keep them quiet and terminate the interminable . |
| 12 | However , they have told me recently that , when I was about nine or ten , they thought me a bully because I would surreptitiously pinch them or pull their hair in order to keep them in line — that is , in order to make them behave as my parents would have wished them to . |
| 13 | David Mellor , Secretary of State for the new Department of National Heritage , has rejected the listing of key works of art in order to keep them in the country . |
| 14 | Every Buttermere neighbour and old wrestling foe would be given a free mug of beer as his first drink and throughout the day Joseph would ask a little — often useless — favour here , another there in order to keep them within his ken : so that they kept their eyes , he would say to himself , on the signals coming from the flagship . |
| 15 | He had to be bathed in wine and wrapped in cotton in order to keep him alive . |
| 16 | Specifically Alvarez was accused of having administered drugs to Camarena in order to keep him alive while he was being tortured by his drug cartel captors . |
| 17 | My guess is that someone substituted bodies in order to keep him happy . ’ |
| 18 | But we have to be careful to try to understand what steps are proper in order to keep it at bay . |
| 19 | Sometimes in fractured ribs with marked worse ( < ) movement , must keep absolutely still and may even lie on the affected side in order to keep it from moving . |
| 20 | Software can form part of an organisation 's assets , but may need continual adaptation and enhancement in order to keep it effective . |
| 21 | The Nepalese rupee was devalued against the US dollar by 20.96 per cent in two moves on July 2 and 3 in order to keep it in line with the recently devalued India rupee [ see p. 38334 ] . |
| 22 | Another consideration is whether or not the supplier can offer the level of after sales service that you require , since like any other type of equipment a softener requires regular servicing and maintenance in order to keep it operating at peak efficiency . |
| 23 | Then they tore in a wild , bumpy , breakneck race across the rough heath to Scawby Marsh and got ropes round the poor terrified pony just in time to keep him above the shifting surface before the marsh engulfed him . |