Example sentences of "keeps [pers pn] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's my husband Deardrie — he keeps me awake at night , grinding his teeth ! |
| 2 | I prefer to look like a hungry governess , it keeps me safe from questioners . |
| 3 | The only positive aspect is that since it attracts the seediest sort of tourist , it keeps them all in one place like a gigantic concrete fly-paper , and stops them wandering all over the unspoiled parts of the Highlands looking for go-cart tracks and timeshare chalets . |
| 4 | The blubber which keeps them warm in the water acts as an overly-effective insulator on land , and they can literally cook in their own fat if they are not kept cool . |
| 5 | After an inept start , Rangers battled belligerently to achieve the result they sought which keeps them abreast of Marseille , who defeated Club Brugge 3-0 in France . |
| 6 | When fear keeps them awake at night , parents would do well to remember that thousands of teenagers try things and then move on , that people of all ages make regular use of drugs as part of their happy , productive lives and , above all , that we are not the hapless victims of some depraved international conspiracy . |
| 7 | In summer an artificial grass rug comes out of the garden shed for the children to roll about on and a wooden sandpit , brought in Germany , keeps them happy for hours . |
| 8 | Three hearty hurrahs , therefore , for the inventors of the GuitaRest , the kind of ultra-neat idea that keeps you awake at night wishing that you 'd thought of it . |
| 9 | If your man 's snoring keeps you awake at night , just check his neck . |
| 10 | He is Dieter Schmidt and his secret recipe keeps him awake for the 20-hour flights . |
| 11 | You , you know how I feel , I mean er Rob does a lot of good work but he keeps it all to himself and we 've got ta be bigger than keeping it to ourselves , it 's everybody 's responsibility vocational education from right down from year seven right the way across the board , they 've got ta |
| 12 | Similarly , if you ever notice someone having a ‘ good ’ positive argument , even if they seem quite passionate , if you are allowed to listen , try and see what keeps it all on the straight and narrow and allows a beneficial and not destructive outcome to be the result . |
| 13 | It is this general systematic approach which keeps it distinct from the application areas of computing . |
| 14 | It is now available in resealable table pack , which also keeps it fresh in the fridge . |
| 15 | Or we may say we do not want treatment which ‘ just keeps us alive without any hope of a cure ’ . |