Example sentences of "kept up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He confronted savages on tropical shores , quelled mutinies on the high seas , and in a small boat upon the ocean kept up the hearts of despairing men . |
| 2 | Jim had not in ‘ a small boat upon the ocean kept up the hearts of despairing men ’ . |
| 3 | During all the long years of the war it was she who kept up the morale of all of us , especially my father , who went through many difficult times . |
| 4 | ‘ Course , in time she came to know her mother 's death was n't an ordinary drowning accident , but she kept up the pretence . |
| 5 | But Rain kept up the pretence until she climbed the stairs to the studio . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's the only reason you kept up the pretence ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ So — I kept up the pretence of believing you were using drugs , hoping you 'd accept having me around all the time in a bid to prove your own innocence . ’ |
| 8 | Sometimes the skilled were actually a species of sub-contractor , paid by output , who hired their unskilled assistants at a flat time-wage and saw to it that they kept up the pace . |
| 9 | So I kept up the act , I opened the door and said his name in a quiet voice and hobbled weakly across the cellar and up the steps . |
| 10 | And all the time I kept up the visualization . |
| 11 | She kept up the palazzo for twenty years — two decades . |
| 12 | Thistle made sure they kept up the pressure on Alex Totten 's men by defeating Falkirk at Fir Hill , with Alan Dinnie scoring the winner . |
| 13 | He wanted an answer quickly , he was n't used to delay of any kind and kept up the pressure , ‘ Please give me your answer , ’ he implored . |
| 14 | The Founders and other people within NoS kept up the pressure to go even further down the Equal Opportunities road . |
| 15 | Even if the US kept up the pressure , would public statements from France about her intentions be enough ? particularly in view of what they had told the US so far ? |
| 16 | He kept up the pressure with his shoulder to give himself the widest gap possible . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , ministers and the NHSME took implementation seriously and kept up the pressure on Health Authorities . |
| 18 | The Nottinghamshire opening partnership of left handers kept up the pressure on a shaky Worcestershire attack . |
| 19 | But Novacek kept up the pressure throughout the fourth and in a nail-biting final game he unleashed a pair of winning service returns to set up victory . |
| 20 | Waringstown kept up the pressure on leaders Lisburn with a 45-run win over Woodvale at Ballygomartin Road on Saturday . |
| 21 | Second and third produced a 9–9 stalemate , so Harrogate kept up the pressure for a final place after their 13–7 home victory over Winnington Park . |
| 22 | Captain Martin Linge , a Norwegian intelligence officer with the Troop , kept up the momentum of the attack , leading a second assault on the hotel until he , too , was killed trying to force open a door . |
| 23 | Moodie , suffering a bout of flu , kept up the momentum but eased off on the last lap with a minor suspension problem . |
| 24 | The 26-year-old Frenchman kept up the punishment and barely 30 seconds after the opening bell Cook fell to the floor and was counted out . |
| 25 | It seemed the season would start happily when Mick Harford kept up the habit of scoring on his debut with a superb 84th minute strike from 20 yards which went in off the underside of the bar . |
| 26 | Factory expansion kept up the demand for machines and power which fed the heavy industries . |
| 27 | Then , eight hours later , Swede Magnus Larsson kept up the pattern of the last nine days by sending 1989 champion Becker packing 6–2 6–3 3–6 7–5 . |