Example sentences of "keep [pron] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the supplier has no guarantee of the business , it has an advantage and , once it has the business , the firm can be fairly sure it will keep it for a long time . |
| 2 | Gollum was once a hobbit who came across the Ring by chance and keeps it for a long time . |
| 3 | Oh no , we 'll pay to keep her for a long time |
| 4 | A chap named , ooh , Harry , he used to keep it for a long while , and er then of course , th the post office was on the er , opposite side of the road to where it is now . |
| 5 | I mean I 've filled in a few forms for them but I mean probably you 're a passive owner like me in the sense that I do n't go and actively trade them , er I keep them in a long term investment , and that 's it . |