Example sentences of "help to keep the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they were forced to respond to the pressure for constitutional change the established interests saw a glint of light at the end of the political tunnel and came to entertain the hope that if the middle classes were allowed a subordinate share of power then they just might turn from being poachers to gamekeepers of the system and so side with the aristocracy in helping to keep the working classes in order . |
| 2 | First impressions are of a bass which looks very long , with a full-size body , 24-fret neck , 34″ scale length helping to keep the low B-string commendably taut , and an elegantly-shaped five-peg headstock . |
| 3 | ‘ I vote for Sam McKnight for helping to keep the British hairdressing industry at the forefront of the world . |
| 4 | Top cyclists ride over hills rather than up them , the gradients scarcely affecting their rhythm , the gears helping to keep the pedalling rate more or less constant . |
| 5 | At the end of expiration , therefore , there is still a slight inflation in the lungs which helps to keep the small airways open . |
| 6 | This helps to keep the driving atmosphere fresh and healthy by achieving a ‘ throughflow ’ of air . |
| 7 | Looking forwards through the sail will help to keep the upper body in the correct position . |
| 8 | As , chief executive of Kyle and Lochalsh Enterprise which supported the setting -up of Canan , said : ‘ In areas where the population is ageing , this could well help to keep the younger people there . ’ |