Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [conj] keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sit down and keep calm , ’ Dad told her . |
| 2 | Sit down and keep quiet . ’ |
| 3 | The boatman cursed , telling them to sit down and keep still , and then , puffing and sweating , he pulled his craft out midstream through the flocks of swans who arched their wings in protest as if they owned the river . |
| 4 | On the gybes the aim is not to fall in and to keep clear of others . |
| 5 | It holds on and keeps the gentle tears away . |
| 6 | Amy wo n't do it and I ca n't find anyone even to come in and keep it tidy . ’ |
| 7 | At the end of the Gulf War , British Army authorities announced they would have to destroy all dogs which had been picked up and kept by British units in the war zone , but Dave and his colleagues decided they were n't going to let this cruel fate befall Des . |
| 8 | Teach your child cross stitch I 'll cross stitch charts to pull out and keep . |
| 9 | I never worried about her this last year , you know , because I knew you dropped in and kept an eye on her . |
| 10 | ‘ Michael was in a play in London and he came in and kept asking me to play Donovan 's Catch the Wind , ’ recalled Gabrielle . |
| 11 | Windsor , 49 , of Mid Glamorgan , was trapped inside the jeep as it toppled over and kept on rolling . |
| 12 | you 've just taken a knock you did n't get the job , it 's not to say a job wo n't come up again now what you gon na do give up or keep trying ? |
| 13 | ‘ Spread out and keep together , ’ they muttered . |
| 14 | CUT OUT AND KEEP |
| 15 | To claim your ticket to the RUNNING Magazine/Nike seminar , cut out and keep this panel . |
| 16 | CUT OUT AND KEEP |
| 17 | All you have to do is answer the simple question on the voucher and cut out and keep it , together with your answers to the questions on vouchers 1 and 2 from the October and November issues . |
| 18 | Cut out and keep this voucher , together with vouchers 1 and 2 from our previous issues , and look out for the final one next month |
| 19 | Cut out and keep |
| 20 | Cut out and keep |
| 21 | Cut out and keep your exclusive Gardener 's Year in our useful binder . |
| 22 | As oil floats on water , this allowed the water to be drained off while keeping the roofs afloat on the crude . |
| 23 | Most of the county players too knew what was going on but kept silent . |
| 24 | ‘ And you 're a spineless little shit , Buddie , if you ca n't see what 's going on and keep your own wife under control . |
| 25 | Jump in and keep them company ? |
| 26 | Then she grows up and keeps ducking round corners , out of sight . |
| 27 | To prove whether a place is ‘ public ’ could necessitate taking a statement from a person who had authorised access to a normally private place ; enquiring about and keeping observations on the place to show actual usage ; or describing any permanent or temporary signs that relate to who had access . |
| 28 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
| 29 | Sit up and keep you company , no problem . |
| 30 | Now the idea behind that is that it builds up and keeps in trim the muscles of the feet and ankles and legs , which is going to be what gets you about because you realize your retirement is going to be as good as your legs . |