Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] at [art] distance " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’
2 ‘ How long are you going to keep me at a distance ? ’ he rasped .
3 I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’
4 She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it .
5 And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance .
6 No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance .
7 And he 'll use that to keep us at a distance .
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