Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] in [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously all the planets that we see orbiting the sun must be travelling at exactly the right speed to keep them in their orbits , or we would n't see them there because they would n't be there ! |
| 2 | They still do , but I 've learnt now to keep them in my lap so that the sweat coming off the hands soaks into the trousers . |
| 3 | To keep them in my sights , I would have to hitch a lift on something shiny — Riva 's wedding ring is the only thing I can think of that might work . |
| 4 | I 'll do anything to keep you in my arms . ’ |
| 5 | Ten Sure Ways to Keep You in Your Trousers |
| 6 | I 'm paid to keep you in your place . |
| 7 | " You , " said Grace , mock-severely ( her heart was fluttering quite uncomfortably and she could feel a most immature desire to blush and simper rising within her ) , " are a naughty boy , and I shall have to keep you in your place , I can see that . " |
| 8 | You can ask him if it 's alright to keep you in your tablets . |
| 9 | He was afraid to keep him in his own house because the old fellow rants and raves upon occasion and might distress Mrs Browning . |
| 10 | Frankie went reluctantly , straining his neck in order to keep her in his sight . |
| 11 | I plan to repaint it but would like to keep it in its present colours . |
| 12 | I usually put my ribber carriage against the garter bar as this helps to keep it in its slightly precarious position while I finish knitting the first side . |
| 13 | To keep it in its place so all the engineers knows what they 're doing . |
| 14 | And if we look at the planets of our solar system , lo and behold , every single one of them is travelling at exactly the right velocity to keep it in its stable orbit around the Sun . |
| 15 | ‘ We intend to keep it in its present immaculate condition and to taxi her up to take-off speeds at regular intervals to keep the engines and flight systems in perfect working order . |
| 16 | so it 's to keep it in your mind , erm . |
| 17 | Again , he bowed his head to the child , and when she 'd run off , he tapped again on the wall , and when the boy from the cafe appeared , he handed him the bird and asked him to keep it in his cellar for coolness until he returned from Riba on the train that evening , after he had collected the rent . |
| 18 | But he wants to keep it in his own hands . |