Example sentences of "[vb pp] keep [adv prt] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because , ’ said Riley through gritted teeth , ‘ I was told to keep up the pressure on him . ’ |
| 2 | More space was needed to keep up the increase in numbers . |
| 3 | Canvassing is undertaken to keep up the spirits of the candidate . |
| 4 | Meanwhile Mars has pledged to keep up the pressure on Walls , with no let-up in its campaign to woolovers of ice cream . |
| 5 | With the long summer evenings and school holidays about to start … the Police are pledged to keep up the pressure against the joyriders |
| 6 | The rebels have vowed to keep up the pressure on Mr Cristiani until his government agrees to negotiation that would lead to full guarantees for human rights and civil liberties , as well as the dismissal of several high-ranking army officers . |
| 7 | Tear gas was used against demonstrators at Brokdorf and Grohnde in West Germany ; at Kalkar a moat was dug to keep out an army of protesters . |
| 8 | The husband of Julie Godwin , who was murdered while on holiday with a friend in South Africa says he 's determined to keep up the pressure on the police to find her killer . |