Example sentences of "keep [pron] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |
2 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
3 | That 'll keep her going for a wee while . |
4 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
5 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
6 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
7 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
8 | But once that 's been accepted you ca n't argue with the price and this jacket 's certain to keep you warm for a few years at least . |
9 | Funded initially by the Probation Board and the Belfast Action Team , the cash-starved scheme now requires a further £140,000 injection to keep it going for a full year . |
10 | However , his abiding passion for collecting recipes and formulas kept him experimenting for a further twenty years , perfecting the transfer-printing process . |
11 | Like when a drunken Richard Burton nodded off in the middle of a question ; the time Warren Beatty kept him waiting for an hour-and-a-half … and the day Robert Raging Bull De Niro looked as if he was about to punch him on the nose . |
12 | Keep 'em peeled for a gold-coloured Heritage H150 Les Paul-style guitar , serial 115403 , a black Fenix Telecaster copy with a Granite gigbag , a Rat distortion pedal serial 164076 , two Sansamp units serial numbers 70332 and 70333 , two ADA Micro Tube guitar power amps serial numbers VT10428 and VT10431 , and two ADA MB-1 bass effects units numbers 900853 and 900871 . |
13 | Although he made a huge bonfire of his papers and correspondence in 1916 , and kept it going for a few days , Edward preserved all her letters along with his notebooks . |
14 | She maintains the " only " thing she did on business while in hospital was answer letters , which , given the number she received , must have kept her occupied for a fair portion of the day . |