Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] keep [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provided I could hit the patches of sand quickly enough and keep the momentum , the wheel would skate across . |
| 2 | I never worried about her this last year , you know , because I knew you dropped in and kept an eye on her . |
| 3 | And not forgetting the voluntary support , ‘ who come in and keep a live link with the wider world . ’ |
| 4 | Stooping down and keeping a very sharp lookout from under my hat , I coughed several times , splashed the water about , and then , moving very slowly and gathering dry sticks on the way ( as the local Indians might do ) , I went to the foot of the steep rock . |
| 5 | Such a plan allows schools to manage themselves more democratically and to keep the curriculum as the major focus . |
| 6 | erm Chairman chairpeople you need one or two chairmen chairmen so you can actually pull the whole thing together and keep the group together . |
| 7 | As she walked down the wide stone steps to the ground floor her confusion was diverted by the sight of two men in their twenties , chatting together and keeping a watchful early evening eye over two three-year-olds playing hide and seek round the curve of the banisters . |
| 8 | It would n't take too much more ingenuity to cut the speed of the sample down but keep the pitch the same , thus making the target guitar part much easier to distinguish . |
| 9 | Cover the bloom with a polythene bag — or better , if you can make them up , fine muslin bags that will let the air in but keep the insects out . |
| 10 | At one time he was a sheep-farmer himself and , upon his deification , placed his flock in the heavens so as to keep a close eye on them . |
| 11 | So as to keep a fair balance , invitations were also given to all other parties contesting the by-election , only one of which was finally taken up by the Scottish National Party , about a week later . |
| 12 | We too would like to see some pensioner and pensioner trustees on that trustee board , but we do also recognise because it is er a large scheme heavily weighted er with er pensioners and deferred pensioners in the very fact that it has been transferred from the public centre of public er sector into the private sector , that we would like to see an independent trustee er er appointed on to the er Committee of Management it would er er sort of act as a balance and be able to provide er specialist advice to particularly the Trade Union Trustees and for that matter the Employer Trustees so as to keep a broad balance of what 's happening within the that time . |
| 13 | Training should therefore be carried out in short bursts , so as to keep the puppy interested . |
| 14 | As usual I had not named my squad so as to keep the opposition guessing — all I had announced was that there would be eleven players in the team . |
| 15 | I think I need to do more with people — in depth , rather than keeping the bubble in the air at frothy chat-show level , ’ she explains . |
| 16 | To add realism to the stop-motion scenes , small camera movements were introduced , including a couple of slight pans , rather than keeping the camera rigidly still for a whole series of single-frame exposures . |
| 17 | So , so , I think the background , I think , as I said earlier on that keep the photograph simple and I think this one , perhaps , has got too much background . |
| 18 | I used to love the letters page but now it gets a bit bogged down in one debate — make it a bit longer and keep the ‘ one-off ’ letters/comments . |
| 19 | It holds on and keeps the gentle tears away . |
| 20 | We have to find ways of managing waiting more effectively and keeping the customer ( be it general practitioner or patient ) informed . |
| 21 | Work quickly or keep the cutting material in a plastic bag blown up like a balloon and sealed . |
| 22 | ‘ She is fast off the grid , accelerates smoothly , gains speed very quickly and keeps the momentum going . |
| 23 | The staff were n't friendly but they were efficient , serving basic food quickly and keeping the hut clean . |
| 24 | You can also step up the feeding rate , but do so gradually and keep a check on your water . |
| 25 | Walking or cycling to work or to the station instead of using the car , and exercising the dog regularly ( breathing deeply and keeping a good posture as we walk ) , are ways of incorporating exercise into the normal schedule . |
| 26 | Unfortunately , Jamie ended up talking to some woman , but I was too busy trying to breathe deeply and keep the far wall steady really to care . |
| 27 | Write to him once more and keep a copy of the letter . |
| 28 | He was refused permission to shut the bar at 1am but keep the club open until 2am , and made an announcement to clubbers telling them of the police decision . |
| 29 | As oil floats on water , this allowed the water to be drained off while keeping the roofs afloat on the crude . |
| 30 | Be ready to open the airbrakes fully the moment the wheel touches the ground and then keep it straight and keep the wings level . |