Example sentences of "kept a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know that Brahms kept a keen eye open for new music , and that he knew Rheinberger — what I wonder is whether it was the Rheinberger Sonata that suggested to Brahms the form for the last movement of his Symphony ? |
| 2 | He also kept a keen eye on MI9 , the secret escape service . |
| 3 | Our local PFA Inspector Pat Barker kept a keen eye on our progress , monitoring our workmanship at all the recognised stages throughout the build , and on 8 March this year , Midge 's propeller turned for the first time under her own engine power , being a Monday , I naturally had the day as holiday ! |
| 4 | The march tunes heaped up with proper brashness and a wild final acceleration , but the collage until then kept a rare sense of harmonic direction . |
| 5 | We kept a sharp lookout for animals and saw several waterbuck — timid , deer-like creatures — and colobus monkeys , with shaggy black and white coats , but there was no sign of anything large , grey and dangerous . |
| 6 | The Queen kept a sharp eye on the proceedings , and found it a favourable wet-day pastime to visit the Dolls ' House . |
| 7 | He kept a sharp eye on her , though the path was well lit and there was little fear of stumbling . |
| 8 | I was wise beyond my nineteen years and kept a sharp weather eye on all the human kites and ravens attracted by Benjamin 's generosity . |
| 9 | A cricket landmark vanishes with the final over for Gover Matthew Engel pays tribute to the academy which kept a straight bat for 61 years |
| 10 | Klepner kept a straight face , but was overjoyed at the top man 's response . |
| 11 | She kept a straight face , but she wanted to jump with joy . |
| 12 | He put his head on one side , but kept a straight face . |
| 13 | I kept a straight face somehow . |
| 14 | How he kept a straight face Kath would never know . |
| 15 | Glad I kept a straight face afterward . |
| 16 | New Scientist kept a lofty attitude about it all by celebrating three anniversaries in the history of space flight , or , alternatively , dropped its gaze discreetly on to the Mary Rose , about to surface from the Solent . |
| 17 | She kept a pure Herdwick flock at Troutbeck Park near Windermere and today her land and flocks are protected by the National Trust . |
| 18 | He kept a tantalizing silence until she prodded him to say what he was looking for . |
| 19 | He kept a four-seat US-made Mooney aircraft at Newtownards airstrip , as well as the two-seat Pulsar . |
| 20 | The simplest type of transmission line comprises just a pair of parallel wires kept a uniform distance apart by suitably inserted insulating spacers . |
| 21 | Roberts looked nervous but kept a fixed smile . |
| 22 | The surroundings were full of interest : in the foreground we had Martha 's pig-store , where she kept a varied assortment of china and earthenware ; it also was roofed by the remains of an old pleasure boat ; Martha 's cabbage garden and potato plot , and Martha 's henhouse , where the roosters were alike honoured by having a boat-house of their own . |
| 23 | While Curate of Annahilt ( near Hillsborough ) he kept a private pack of hounds . |
| 24 | In effect , I kept a suitable silence and avoided direct confrontation , for I was well aware that the ultimate punishment under the regulations is expulsion or dismissal from the force , forfeiture of a considerable salary and pension , and , of course , the resulting immediate acquisition of true outsiderhood ! |
| 25 | They met every day , usually in Zeinab 's appartement and Zeinab kept a proprietorial eye on what Owen was doing when he was away from her . |
| 26 | Interviews were arranged , players were briefed and , even in the emotional and crowded dressing room after the test , Campbell kept a cool head and handled things perfectly . |
| 27 | He still kept a respectful distance from Rab , who felt some indignation , like a leper . |
| 28 | Wealth did not make him lavish , however ; he had always been careful about money — indeed , he was economical in all areas of life , even in small matters such as ensuring that all the tea in a tea-pot had actually been drunk — and Joseph Chiari has remembered how he kept a regular account of his expenses in a pocket notebook . |
| 29 | The ladies in the billiard room kept a small fire of smashed furniture smouldering by the window and occasionally burned camphor in an attempt to palliate this tormenting odour . |
| 30 | Alex was an older colleague , a chest specialist , who kept a small pied-à-terre at the top of the house in Harley Street where Brian had his consulting rooms . |