Example sentences of "to keep [pron] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derek had come along too , to keep me company and because he fancied the idea of hunting with hawks . |
| 2 | The row was awful , everyone was shouting at me , while I as umpire was trying to keep my dignity and said " The umpire 's decision is final . " |
| 3 | ‘ I prefer to keep my dignity and freedom . ’ |
| 4 | The government had failed to approach economic reform comprehensively , and , lacking sufficient support from the CPSU politburo , had bowed to pressure from " various industries and the old managerial structures which sought to keep their position and maintain the command methods of administration " . |
| 5 | As they left the court , Peter and Dulcie Smith said they would fight to keep their home and their livelihood : |
| 6 | This initiative will enable the Association to assist its members and their staff to keep their knowledge and skills up to date . |
| 7 | The only words of comfort I can give are that the more emotional freedom you give your children , the more likely you are to keep their love and affection . |
| 8 | There are some good points — like explaining that everyone knows how to keep their balance and that normal balance should be used when skiing . |
| 9 | The workers who were fiddling at this particular factory were able to keep their self-image and conduct their working lives as good citizens ; like most unconvicted white-collar criminals they were not stigmatised . |
| 10 | The threat of the soldiers was momentarily forgotten as she struggled to keep her footing and prevent the animal from bolting . |
| 11 | And she would do it , Emily clenched her hands into fists , she would fight to the last breath to keep her heritage and to preserve the good name of the Grenfells . |
| 12 | She strove to keep her amazement and joy out of her voice , to be as laconic as he was also struggling to be . |
| 13 | Julia tried to obey , as she tried to do everything he demanded of her over the next few days and as she tried to keep her misery and pain and fear from all of them . |
| 14 | money for light and they 've been having to keep her pension and like giving her so much at a time because it 's been going missing with all the money ! |
| 15 | My son is a dying junkie , but he does n't want to die alone so he 's encouraging Robin-Anne to keep him company and now she 's become addicted to cocaine and it wo n't be very long before she 's smoking crack and trying speedballs . ’ |
| 16 | ’ He was wandering now , his voice had dropped as he struggled to keep his thread and a restlessness at the back of the gathering broke out in shouts of ‘ Speak up ! |
| 17 | He grabbed one forearm and broke it , then a blow on the forehead knocked his eyesight out of kilter , another thumped his ribs and he gave up , sliding hunched down the wall trying to keep his groin and kidneys safe . |
| 18 | Henry II decreed by the Assize of Woodstock that in every Forest county four knights should be appointed as agisters to agist his woods , and twelve knights ‘ to keep his vert and venison ’ . |
| 19 | The lights changed and the truck pulled off with Chase trying to keep his balance and looking thoroughly bemused . |
| 20 | Mr Bush turned to attacks in a last bid to keep his job and pull off the political upset of the century and ripped into ‘ the slippery one ’ as a man who can not be trusted during a hectic five-state blitz to shore up his support . |
| 21 | What a fag though , to have to use one program to keep your diary and then another to print it out … |
| 22 | Once they believe you really are an innocent party — or can not be useful to them in finding the ship — then they 've no reason to keep your wife and daughter alive . |
| 23 | Tilt the pelvis to keep your tummy and bottom tucked in . |
| 24 | If you decide to keep your name and address records in Ami Pro ( an attractive option if you do not already have them in a database such as dBase or a spreadsheet such as 1-2-3 ) then it provides an easy to use record keeping system . |
| 25 | Not the way to keep your fief and your perpetual pension . |
| 26 | And some of them actually cha make sure that you have to keep your house and contents insured through the society , which again can be more expensive . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's almost 42 and it 's very difficult to keep your fitness and make a comeback at that age . ’ |
| 28 | It sounds crazy to say I had n't noticed it before , as we must have driven by ten or a dozen times , but you really do n't notice that much when you 're trying to keep your balance and play at the same time . |
| 29 | It is very important to keep our name and work in the public eye and if you know about a suitable event , but feel you can not cope with it yourself , please contact me for help . |
| 30 | The reason for not accepting what people call the social chapter , which is in reality the imposition of labour laws that would damage our competitiveness , is that we intend to keep our competitiveness and we are not prepared to lose our competitiveness against Japan and the United States , even though that is the express policy of the Labour party . |