Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] [adj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've got to water them to keep them moist in the summer and you 've got to have food of course . |
| 2 | It would be perfectly reasonable to keep them all in the same genus . |
| 3 | Riding the ‘ Double Ferris Wheel ’ awards its own bonus or a quick score and , as with most pinball tables around at the moment , there 's a multiball feature that sends a multitude of steel balls singing around ( you 'll need three eyes and four arms to keep them all in play for any decent amount of time ! ) . |
| 4 | Bernard has to keep them all in his study . |
| 5 | You have to keep them happy in order |
| 6 | ‘ I usually grow it like a sheepdog to keep me warm in winter , ’ he said at the time . |
| 7 | My real aims were to get through to John and to keep him alive in people 's minds so that he could n't be forgotten . |
| 8 | It can be clipped lightly to keep it formal in early spring . |
| 9 | He told Sir Bryan to get the Chief Constable on the line immediately and to keep it open in the meantime . |
| 10 | Energy is needed to keep us warm in cold weather . |
| 11 | But Porterfield stressed : ‘ Kevin has done very well for us since coming into the side and has made important saves to keep us alive in some games . ’ |
| 12 | WHY Do we drink coffee ? one answer is to keep us interested in what we are doing at the time — typing , say , or repairing a car . |