Example sentences of "[coord] keep [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’ |
| 2 | In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow . |
| 3 | Gollum was once a hobbit who came across the Ring by chance and keeps it for a long time . |
| 4 | Michael holds Howard by the upper arms , to take in his corporeal presence through his finger-tips , and to keep him at the right distance for gazing at in astonishment . |
| 5 | ‘ But Miss Everdene can do as she likes , and she 's chosen to manage her own farm — and keep me as an ordinary shepherd only . ’ |
| 6 | Pot up the seedlings into 3in pots and keep them in a warm place . |
| 7 | An alternative is to put the planted-up bowls in black polythene sacks ties at the top and keep them in a cold greenhouse or cool , frost-free outhouse , garage or shed . |
| 8 | 5.4.3 To clean the Premises and keep them in a clean neat and tidy condition and ( without prejudice to the generality of the above ) to clean both sides of all windows and window frames in the Premises [ at least [ once ] every [ week ] or as often as is [ reasonably ] necessary ] It is quite easy to devote a whole chapter to the subject of repair and the Law Commission has recently published a consultation paper on the state and condition of leasehold property with a view to considering existing obligations and how the law can be improved with regard to them . |
| 9 | The pinder , whose job it was to round up stray animals and keep them in the pinfold , to be released on payment of a fine , was also known as the axeman . |
| 10 | Those too young for sailing still enjoy pottering around the beach and paddling around on old windsurfers , though a parent should stay to look after them and keep them from the nearby road . |
| 11 | The shapely brunette , whose job was to help Davies kick his heroin and cocaine addiction and keep him on the straight and narrow , was turned on by their wild romps . |
| 12 | Treat ye me well , and keep ye in the same state : |
| 13 | Flynn , of course , meant that the English government was uncaring and malignant — out to break Ireland and keep her as an inexhaustible well of cheap labour and a fertile nursery for the British army . |
| 14 | Legal advisers suggest that anyone wishing a piece of jewellery or other valuable to go to a particular person , should list such unofficial bequests on a piece of paper and keep it with the official will . |
| 15 | Leave the railways with British Rail , and put the money in that they would spend on privatization to improve the service for all of us , and keep it as a national railway , please . |
| 16 | ‘ Read the document later , and keep it in a safe place . ’ |
| 17 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 18 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 19 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 20 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 21 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 22 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 23 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 24 | Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place . |
| 25 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 26 | Parliament never voted enough money for a naval war with the Netherlands to be decisively successful , so the most substantial result of the anti-Dutch policy was that in 1664 the English seized New Amsterdam , and kept it in the 1668 peace negotiations by handing over in exchange the English colony of Surinam in Guiana . |
| 27 | Remove the pots as soon as the seedlings have germinated but keep them in a warm , light position . |