Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] keep [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He adds : ‘ In the last year , most restaurants have brought their prices down or kept them the same as last year . |
| 2 | My father keeps wondering whether to bring them in or keep them out . |
| 3 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
| 4 | Over all , you 'd have fared much better than keeping your money in a bank or building society . |
| 5 | If the person is hard of hearing , they may need to lip-read your words , so move your lips naturally and keep your face visible ! |
| 6 | Jump in and keep them company ? |
| 7 | Get right in and keep your head down . ’ |
| 8 | Amy wo n't do it and I ca n't find anyone even to come in and keep it tidy . ’ |
| 9 | He took it down and kept it beside his bed . |
| 10 | He would have settled us down and kept us calm , and there is no doubt that we would have won , ’ said Mr Ferguson . |
| 11 | Jackson Chatterton stirred as though he proposed to clean up the mess himself , but I waved him down and kept my eyes on Rickie . |
| 12 | ‘ If you 're going to be away all day tomorrow , George , perhaps Martha would come down and keep me company . ’ |
| 13 | It is important to write these plans down and to keep them under review . |
| 14 | mm , just I just rub it down and to keep it moving another salt for a week or two in it , the icy roads , bound to put salt down are n't they ? |
| 15 | If an insolvency practitioner is appointed as interim receiver , he must give security and if he fails to do so and keep it up , then he can be discharged as interim receiver ( rr 6.54 and 6.55 ) . |
| 16 | " No , I was hoping someone might come along and keep me company . |
| 17 | But she pressed her lips together and kept it in . |
| 18 | And they have worked out how to channel the eggs out of the nests so as to keep them clean . |
| 19 | Inflation called for an uplift in many maximum fines , with a power being conferred upon the Home Secretary to adjust financial limits in the future by order , having first obtained the approval of both Houses of Parliament , so as to keep them in step with subsequent changes in the value of money . |
| 20 | The Marshal had seen them as they stood gossiping in the street at an equal distance between the two buildings so as to keep their doors in view , but it would be a waste of time trying to get her to admit it . |
| 21 | His duties were defined as being : ‘ to attend to the opening and closing , lighting and heating , dusting , washing out and general care of the premises ; the trimming of the ivy so as to keep it clear of the spouting and the roof ; the keeping of the borders tidy ; and the cleanliness of the WCs . |
| 22 | At the Albert Hall Rally of the Left Book Club in February 1937 , " Mr Harry Pollitt said there was a new awakening among the middle classes and they had to rope these people in rather than keep them out . " |
| 23 | Maxwell still thinks he can run this himself , pay up and leave with his daughter rather than keep his money and have the case come to court so that his affairs might have to be examined — that could cost him more than the ransom . |
| 24 | The last two examples , I 'm actually going to ask you to do tonight rather than keep you here this evening . |
| 25 | In a couple or family contract the patient and his partner , for example , may undertake to do things on a reciprocal basis ( e.g. a husband agrees to organize weekly social outings for he and his wife , while she agrees to tell him when she is feeling distressed , rather than keeping her feelings to herself ) . |
| 26 | It is also good at containing costs and farming out its staff to work on site rather than keeping them in expensive offices of its own . |
| 27 | Bonkers ; let us put him away and keep him under sedation and have done with him , " That was the way their minds worked . |
| 28 | She twisted her face away and kept herself from crying out . |
| 29 | He was more or less paid to go away and keep his head down , was n't he . |
| 30 | Neighbours were warned to stay indoors and keep their windows shut and half the firemen had to work in breathing sets to avoid the fumes . |