Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [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 Crazy funnyman Freddie Starr , one of Butlin 's most popular Holiday World entertainers , will keep you laughing at the big star weekend , Friday , October 30 , to Monday , November 2 .
4 That 'll keep her going for a wee while .
5 I have a good old tuck-in at the school lunch and that keeps me going until the next morning . ’
6 This arrangement keeps them going for a little while .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Once into the trees , they lost sight of the sun and the sky and had to rely on the compass to keep them heading in the right direction .
10 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 .
11 While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction .
12 While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction .
13 The small piece of plastic or glass fibre protruding at the tail of the board which helps to keep it sailing in a straight line .
14 If the glider is trimmed for a normal cruising speed , because of the longitudinal stability it will require a forward movement and pressure on the stick to keep it diving at a higher speed .
15 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 .
16 The force knows exactly how much harder it has to pull on the big one to keep it going in the same circle .
17 But since he can think only of a few things at a time , the routine function of his noble gift of reason must be to correct spontaneous reactions and keep them running in an intelligent direction .
18 ‘ We were from different cultures , but they kept me going through the bad times .
19 The only thing that kept me going on the last lap of the journey was the rhythm of my steps .
20 It will serve the purpose of isolating Mr Tweed from his old buddies , keep him running like a scared fox . ’
21 Her anger kept her going for the best part of two days , but then Mick bumped into her and asked how Jack was , and she told him , in words of one syllable .
22 However , his abiding passion for collecting recipes and formulas kept him experimenting for a further twenty years , perfecting the transfer-printing process .
23 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 .
24 Elizabeth played one of her characteristically tantalizing games , and kept him waiting until the very moment of her death .
25 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 .
26 Evans ' 100 inch fixed gear was too small for him on the way out , but he kept it turning on the harder return leg to edge ahead of the Phoenix rider repeating his eight second win over him at Newtownards last week .
27 Evans ' 100 inch fixed gear was too small for him on the way out , but he kept it turning on the harder return leg to edge ahead of the Phoenix rider repeating his eight second win over him at Newtownards last week .
28 Also , he had kept her waiting at the Old Mitre and she would have preferred him to say everything then , or telephone now , rather than trail after her .
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