Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [noun] [conj] " 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 | She helped him with chores , gathering branches or rounding up cattle , or just stayed to keep him company while he worked . |
| 3 | And then , realising that his presence needed further explanation , he added , ‘ Jim asked me to keep him company until his sister gets here tomorrow . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | He watched the engineer go , and then turned and let them take him up to the wall-walk , and down into the beleaguered city where , once , the Genoese had planned to keep him hostage while his company fought for Carlotta . |