Example sentences of "to keep [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He noted the external application of gold in cases of fistulas , piles , ringworm and ulcers and the practice of burning jet to keep serpents at bay and dispel hysteria . |
| 2 | But both polar regions support vegetation and land fauna that are well adapted to their environments ( Chapter 6 ) and varied enough to keep generations of ecologists interested in them . |
| 3 | Its primary aim is to measure performance against standards with a view to enabling corrective action to be taken to keep plans on course . |
| 4 | Netting is sometimes sold to keep herons at bay , but this is difficult to maintain in good order , as plants become entangled in it and look unsightly . |
| 5 | Like all great chamber music , Byrd 's cantiones sacrae contain enough substance to keep performers in clover until the end of time . |
| 6 | We were n't allowed to keep pets at school . |
| 7 | We 're zoo keepers , paid to keep animals behind bars . ’ |
| 8 | Meanwhile , Bates was turning his 270-acre Grange Farm , Bucks , into a fortress to keep newsmen at bay . |
| 9 | Taylor House staff are also involved in bail support work , designed to keep teenagers on remand out of prison . |
| 10 | He dreaded his own Bible class and found it hard to keep teenagers in order . |
| 11 | ‘ But we are working on the idea of a monthly publication , probably starting in May , to act as a kind of bulletin to keep supporters in touch with what is happening , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Because of the need to keep premiums in line with claims we have reluctantly had to make the first increase in our basic BUILDINGS rate for many years . |
| 13 | Secure them to carpet with gripper tape or use the sticky weave that is sold especially to keep rugs in place . |
| 14 | Although it is difficult to obtain precise information on individual titles , it would now be fairly typical for a general publisher to aim to keep books in print for two years rather than five . |
| 15 | Shells are essential — to keep shell-dwellers with shells would be cruel . |
| 16 | These two points suggest the power of government to solve the free rider problem and to referee the process to keep losses in bounds . |
| 17 | Nonetheless some elements of the army in Bosnia are trying to keep lines of communication open to the Muslim president , Alija Izetbegovic . |
| 18 | The use of information technology to keep tabs on truants is receiving particular encouragement south of the Border , where the Department for Education is putting £8.6 million into stepping up the fight against truancy , while Scottish Office research has put emphasis on identifying the varied causes . |
| 19 | Dundee United , on the other hand , need a win at McDiarmid Park to keep tabs on Hearts in the chase for Europe . |
| 20 | THE Government has pledged to keep tabs on radar detectors after The Northern Echo revealed how unscrupulous motorists used them to dodge speed traps . |
| 21 | WHITEHALL chiefs are to keep tabs on phone calls made by civil servants in office time . |
| 22 | We had to keep tabs on Waite at all times . |
| 23 | Council scheme to keep tabs on shops |
| 24 | Scotland captain Gavin Hastings — as talk of his likely Lions leadership reaches a crescendo — also sought to keep matters in perspective . |
| 25 | The company said it needed to scale down the business to keep costs under control . |
| 26 | According to chief executive Michael Warburg , it is also running ‘ a tighter ship to keep costs under control ’ , and is trying to improve the company 's image by ensuring that software and services are delivered and implemented on time . |
| 27 | For example , a company makes consistent use of spreadsheets to keep costs under control and to monitor its performance against those of its competitors . |
| 28 | ‘ As profits in many existing fields attract a marginal rate of over 83 per cent , there is little incentive for companies to keep costs under control or for additional investment in existing fields , ’ he claimed . |
| 29 | There is no upper age limit but to keep costs of premiums down , the benefits are halved for persons over the age of 65 . |
| 30 | Marconi Electronic Devices of Swindon have no real market in the U K for one of their most important products , an electronic tag used to keep tracks of people on remand or probation as an alternative to imprisonment . |