Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Henry thought about it , she seemed to enter rooms which he was in carefully , keeping her back to the wall ; if he got close to her , she nearly always moved away quickly , usually making sure their bodies did not touch . |
| 2 | Slowly pull the barbell upwards , keeping it close to the stomach and chest until it is just underneath the chin and the elbows are pointing upwards . |
| 3 | Slowly raise the dumb-bell vertically as high as possible without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body . |
| 4 | One-arm dumb-bell rowing — slowly raise the dumb-bell without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body |
| 5 | ‘ Creeping up to 40 was n't the main reason I wanted a third child , ’ says Saskia , ‘ but I was certainly aware that it would keep me back in the young-mum sphere along with the 25-year-olds . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 'll keep me out of the pub , dear , ’ said Jay . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I should keep them out in the orchard . |
| 9 | ‘ Does James Flemyng keep you up to the mark ? ’ |
| 10 | Make the best of a bad job and busy yourself doing something that 'll keep you out of the firing line . |
| 11 | I knew it would keep you out of the way at a time when you might be spreading your theory about the Durances . ’ |
| 12 | Lesley-Jane could not keep her back to the door indefinitely and turned . |
| 13 | I 'd keep him well in the running . |
| 14 | Every few days each officer can expect to take his turn on the office duty rota which will keep him away from the field for a complete day . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We have some good news for Norbert Stiles O.B.E. since he will keep it tight at the back for our key diplomatic posting . |
| 19 | I bet she keeps you up to the mark . |
| 20 | ‘ But your lifestyle keeps you constantly on the move , ’ he pointed out . |
| 21 | A scheme that keeps you out of the unemployment statistics and in your place ? |
| 22 | When Jesus says to his disciples , ‘ You are not to set your mind on food or drink ; you are not to worry ’ ( Luke 12:29 — the only New Testament use of the word ) , he is saying that God 's care for us as Father means that food and drink are not to be a hang-up , an occasion for doubt and anxiety which constantly keeps us up in the air . |
| 23 | Anyway , most of these girls grew out of these crushes — soon the great problem was to keep them away from the Grammar School boys at the other end of the road . |
| 24 | By nine months your doctor and midwife will have gathered and recorded sufficient details about your pregnancy to keep them well in the picture for the arrival of your baby . |
| 25 | Simple requests for such increases were the least of the shipowners ' concerns , while on shipboard conditions there could be no cause for complaint because of the " army of government officials who were there to keep them up to the mark " . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Alternatively , they may be lifted up the backstay by shockcord to keep them out of the way . |
| 29 | To keep them out of the weather . |
| 30 | To keep them out of the value added tax system altogether . |