Example sentences of "keep a firm [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It then pushed the baby up the tube , keeping a firm grip of its leg . |
| 2 | The gnome 's companion showed a printed card , keeping a firm grip on it . |
| 3 | Another method of retaining control was by keeping a firm grip on hours of work . |
| 4 | ‘ I was just about to go , ’ she told him , keeping a firm grip on herself . |
| 5 | Parents on Merseyside were keeping a firm grip and a watchful eye on their children yesterday . |
| 6 | Chapter 2 should help him keep a firm eye on the educational objectives at a time when the technical challenge will tend to dominate his thoughts . |
| 7 | LITTLE Miss Bossy Emma Gardner keeps a firm grip on her brother after saving him from the clutches of a child abductor . |
| 8 | Teachers of reading need to keep a firm hold of their hats , their expertise and their integrity . |
| 9 | But when morning came she still had to keep a firm hold on her feelings , especially when Joanna pressed her to describe her evening with Giles . |
| 10 | Without in any way making light of the distress of the parents of Tony Bland , it is very important to keep a firm hold of the fact that Tony himself was not reported to be in any pain or distress ; so any change in the treatment he was receiving was not for the purpose of relieving acute suffering of the patient . |
| 11 | Alongside the challenges of the Social Charter and the Community Charge he has to keep a firm grip on the Government 's sponsored schemes . |
| 12 | Asian families , for the most part , are organized in such a way as to keep a firm control over their children , integrating them into a tightly knit web of relationships within the community where religious traditions remain strong and create in the members a respect for norms , seniority and morality . |
| 13 | You 'd be wise , Miss Holbrook , to keep a firm control on your own lively imagination . |
| 14 | In effect , then , chapter 11 says it is better to keep a firm running than to honour debt agreements . |
| 15 | He combined a social liberalism with a Scottish determination ( all too rare in today 's Scottish establishment ) to keep a firm rein on the public purse , assisted by shrewd political judgement . ’ |
| 16 | They come in , widen a few roads , build a couple of schools , and keep a firm hold over what they see as a bunch of ‘ upstart blacks ’ . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Now take it out and keep a firm hold on it . |
| 18 | Speaking to BBC Radio Mr Lawson said : ‘ If they keep a firm grip on their costs and can maintain and indeed increase their share of world markets — both the British and overseas markets — there will certainly be no recession at all . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But there is no need whatever for this to mean recession , providing business and industry keep a firm control of their costs , including wage costs in particular . |
| 20 | I kept a firm hold of the lovable little rascal on my knee . |
| 21 | As for fears of a recession , he said that would be avoided if business and industry kept a firm grip on their costs , particularly wages . |
| 22 | He lifted her bag out but , instead of handing it to her , he kept a firm grip on it and began to walk towards the house . |
| 23 | She kept a firm grip on her voice , concealing her sudden confusion , as she responded stubbornly , ‘ I 'm still waiting for an explanation . ’ |
| 24 | Jenna had n't realised just how weak she felt until that moment and she kept a firm grip on the back of the settee . |
| 25 | Hotels , apartment blocks , ports , cinemas and the Moscow metro reveal that the American architectural dream of the 1930s and 1940s was never far away , but also that Mother Russia kept a firm hand on her children . |