Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] in place " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Collector and Hookum Singh had their backs to this wall of flesh , with bayonets sprouting from between their legs and under their armpits ; they were shoving and shoving , and they in turn were being shoved by the other Sikhs , who were struggling to keep them in place . |
| 2 | He has little difficulty in pulling summer sheets and other light rugs straight over his head , even if there are straps under his tummy , so at night he has a rug with leg straps to keep it in place . |
| 3 | The filter body sits on a hanger equipped with four of Eheim 's excellent suckers to keep it in place . |
| 4 | Traditionally , the ribbon weave was left loose , but it 's easier to use interfacing to keep it in place . |
| 5 | ‘ Now he has got fascinated by the paper as well , he 's made it look like a field of bridal veils , but it 's going to be difficult to keep it in place when we move it at night . |
| 6 | And here too , you can see how sturdily the once-wandering river Adour has been walled in , to keep it in place . |
| 7 | Although you are here , on the summit , at 9,400 feet , well above the permanent snow line in the Pyrenees , which starts at about 8,500 feet , there is seldom any snow in the summer , because the sides of the mountain are too steep , especially on the north side , to keep it in place . |
| 8 | If the routine of a nap got well established now , then it would be easier to keep it in place later on , when Faye was in the second trimester and feeling deceptively fit and healthy as women usually did in those middle months … |
| 9 | Determined to keep it in place , Nicholas mobilized his troops . |
| 10 | We have been told there should have been clips at the back to keep it in place . |