Example sentences of "keep it [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The primary task of monetary policy is to fight inflation , keeping it to an acceptable level .
2 On Friday , though , Alesi had been the top man as he claimed the overnight pole , but he lost any chance of keeping it with a wall-bashing incident , which came as no surprise to anyone who had watched his outrageously extrovert efforts .
3 Three options for Bart 's — keeping it as a smaller specialist hospital ; closing Smithfield site with services moved ; or combined management with the Royal London and London Chest Hospitals .
4 It worries the lawyers , and the insurance company were always fussing about keeping it in a private house .
5 In 1868 and 1879 the two ‘ Torrens Acts ’ made the owner of a house responsible for keeping it in a habitable condition , and gave powers of compulsion to the local authority .
6 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 .
7 So please , ladies and gentlemen , when you speak to the supporters , as I know you always do , let's keep it on a friendly basis .
8 He 'd much sooner keep it in an old pair of tights . ’
9 Gollum was once a hobbit who came across the Ring by chance and keeps it for a long time .
10 However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss .
11 Technical yeah the technical people but you have to ensure do n't you that with with your audience that you understand who they are but if you do n't then you have to keep it to a common denominator .
12 Its success was very evident and I would hope to keep it as a regular feature of the conference .
13 When opened , relates David Gieve in his bicentenary history of the famous tailors , it disclosed a small life insurance policy and a charming letter in which he said he wished the proceeds of the policy to be applied to settling his final account , and if there was a surplus he would be glad for Gieves to keep it as a modest token of his gratitude for a lifetime 's service .
14 At the time of Cats , for example , there were lots of offers to turn that into a film , but his instinct was to keep it as a musical play and hold off the film offers .
15 The rugged mountain region between Little Loch Broom and Loch Maree is regarded with affection and apprehension by conservationists and mountaineers alike , their concern being to keep it as an unspoilt wilderness against the growing threat of infiltration by unsympathetic tourists and insensitive planners .
16 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 .
17 And obviously we would want to take money out of reserves , our original amendment took one point three million pounds out of reserves and it 's interesting to see now that you 're suggesting almost that figure again and yet for years you 've been telling us you ca n't take this money out of the reserves , er you know we had to keep it for a rainy day .
18 and you 'll probably want to keep it for a little while ?
19 As it moves , the scorpion relies on information from air passing over its hairs to keep it on a straight course .
20 As he snipped several inches off the length of Aimee 's hair , he pointed out why he encourages all his clients who have fine hair to keep it in a short style — or at least above their shoulders .
21 Leave the railways with British Rail , and put the money in that they would spend on privatization to improve the service for all of us , and keep it as a national railway , please .
22 ‘ Read the document later , and keep it in a safe place . ’
23 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
24 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
25 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
26 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
27 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
28 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
29 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
30 Please read it carefully and keep it in a safe place .
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