Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] in order " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because they want everybody to have a Big Daddy with his leather belt keeping 'em in order — less for them to do , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I need a husband who can keep me in order , and I 'm sure you would n't be able to do that . ’ |
| 3 | A few questions about playability , resilience and notching could keep them in order ! |
| 4 | You ca n't cure this type but you can keep him in order . |
| 5 | so it should keep him in order |
| 6 | Something provides direction and keeps it in order . |
| 7 | While the other patients crowded outside and Miss Sowerby tried to keep them in order , Alec motioned to the father to carry the boy into the ‘ ops ’ theatre and lay him down on his back on the operating table so that we could make a more detailed examination . |
| 8 | They need a fear of heavenly retribution to keep them in order . |
| 9 | Then she added with an air of responsibility , ‘ It 's my job to keep them in order . |
| 10 | He 's not all that crazy about Pogo anyway — he says he is n't a strong enough character to keep me in order ! |
| 11 | CATHERINE If I did , it was probably only to keep you in order . |
| 12 | 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 ! |
| 13 | This teleprinter machine was a temperamental beast and had to be carefully watched to make sure it did n't run out of paper , or chew it into shreds or otherwise make a mess of things , and it was one of our duties as Met Assistants to keep it in order . |
| 14 | In a Welsh farm family the grandmother was bedridden , and child-care fell to the grandfather : ‘ cause he was in the house , he was the one that looked after me and kept me in order . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ And his old nurse and governess is his housekeeper , a kind dragon who kept me in order . |
| 16 | Later that month ( most of his letters are undated bearing just the day of the week , sometimes not even that ; luckily Hanns kept them in order and made a note of the month and year ) : ‘ The Scarlet Woman is a joy ! |
| 17 | The women tolerated me , even if respect was a thing of the past , and Emily Lightbody kept them in order . |
| 18 | ‘ By the way , try and keep 'em in order , miss , ’ he added , over his shoulder . |