Example sentences of "keep [pron] out [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 'll keep me out of the pub , dear , ’ said Jay . |
| 2 | At one point I would have to answer a long-distance phone call , which would keep me out of the room for half an hour . |
| 3 | I should keep them out in the orchard . |
| 4 | Make the best of a bad job and busy yourself doing something that 'll keep you out of the firing line . |
| 5 | I knew it would keep you out of the way at a time when you might be spreading your theory about the Durances . ’ |
| 6 | Gary Stevens , whose non-appearance was announced on Monday , is to enter hospital tomorrow for an operation on his damaged left foot that will keep him out for the rest of the season . |
| 7 | This time Mr Moran has stepped forward to shoulder even greater responsibility while Mr Souness recovers from a heart operation that will keep him out of the manager 's chair for the rest of the season . |
| 8 | I still feel as fit as a butcher 's dog ; if I confine the news to my close circle , perhaps I can keep it out of the press . |
| 9 | A scheme that keeps you out of the unemployment statistics and in your place ? |
| 10 | The crowd was shouting and gesticulating , parents lifting children on shoulders to keep them out of the crush , fists punching the air , workmen 's tools being waved like weapons . |
| 11 | According to a recent report from the Consumers Association , a dose of only 3g of iron is enough to kill a toddler , yet few vitamin and mineral supplements are sold in child-resistant packs , so it 's vital to keep them out of the reach of children . |
| 12 | Alternatively , they may be lifted up the backstay by shockcord to keep them out of the way . |
| 13 | To keep them out of the weather . |
| 14 | To keep them out of the value added tax system altogether . |
| 15 | Charlie , now a light middleweight , could n't wait to get in the ring while Tommy somehow managed to keep himself out of the firing line , although both of them became aware of Captain Trentham 's menacing presence as his swagger stick continually struck the side of his leg . |
| 16 | Their rooms were next to each other and identical : shabby exercises in spartan comfort , designed to keep you out of the room and in the hotel lounge . |
| 17 | This , of course , has provided an extra excuse for the highly protective Kinnocks to keep him out of the firing line . |
| 18 | With Goodman 's hamstring injury certain to keep him out of the weekend 's home clash with Brentford , Colquhoun looks set to be handed another chance to prove himself to the fans . |
| 19 | The injuries are almost certain to keep him out of the Christmas cracker match at the National Ground on Monday and hand his two biggest rivals for the Welsh No 10 jersey the chance to shine . |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll do everything to keep it out of the press , ’ he promised me . |
| 21 | It had cost him twenty-five shillings , but worth it because of not being able to keep it out of the library long . |
| 22 | erm well I mean I think there 's a problem for adults as well as children in that we I do n't think it 's helpful to cover ourselves in guilt about erm what happens to the suffering that other people experience , arguably erm in order to maintain us in the living standards , you know , we 've learned to expect , but at the same time I think that the situation in the world is only tolerable to us psychologically because on some level we convince ourselves that erm those people who are starving and those children who are in a hysterically trying to keep themselves out of the way of shrapnel and hiding night after night in freezing cold shelters in Baghdad are not really people and not really children in the same way that we 're people and our children are children , and do n't feel things in the same way . |
| 23 | ‘ School ’ , he writes , seemed to have one aim , ‘ to keep us out of the air and from following the normal pursuits of the fields … |
| 24 | Keep them out of the way , take them through the ugliest country you can find , confess them the miserable things they are , and spend nothing on them but for safety and speed … |
| 25 | Always keep them out of the club myself . |
| 26 | She kept me out of the orphanage . |
| 27 | In my view , it was a monumental error by the Soviet Union to withdraw its diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv following the six-day war in 1967 because , in doing so , it kept itself out of the area as a serious negotiator . |
| 28 | A boyfriend came with her , rather unkempt , so keep him out for the time being at least . |
| 29 | India were handicapped by Prabhakar 's stomach strains , which kept him out of the attack . |
| 30 | ANDERS NIELSEN , the national champion , showed no sign of the back injury which kept him out of the team event as he eased into today 's men 's singles quarter-finals at the Pilkington Glass European Badminton Championships in Glasgow . |