Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] keep [adv] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Then the police came along and told us we should stay inside and keep away from the windows .
2 ( A companion horse should be brought in and kept nearby , but on the other side of the fence — so it does n't interfere when the foal is born . )
3 He simply puts his head down and keeps on scoring goals — lots of them .
4 ‘ Probably the most important thing was being able to bring together and keep together a strong collection of people at all levels .
5 The only person there not doing this is the cat-hater , who looks away and keeps very still , trying to be ignored by the feared animal .
6 Windsor , 49 , of Mid Glamorgan , was trapped inside the jeep as it toppled over and kept on rolling .
7 You can then add to this the more pro-active and aggressive corporate functions needed to trade successfully and keep ahead of your competitors . ’
8 Enter farmyard , turn right and keep right , to pass through gate and on to road .
9 And having earned more and kept more we needed to be good housekeepers .
10 Where once he felt like giving up , he now has the zeal and determination to push further and harder and keep on going until there is real change in the way mankind behaves .
11 Sgt Ian Charnock badly twisted his ankle early on but kept on running .
12 These are cut up and kept separately .
13 weapons , and it was the dagger and you could n't work it out and kept on asking
14 Just cut out and keep today 's Token No. 4 .
15 ‘ Spread out and keep together , ’ they muttered .
16 They had to eat meat sparingly and kept only one horse and one part-time manservant .
17 Well daddy 's one day and he up this big flagstone and it was er topping off a grave and did n't ken what to do so he just put the flagstone back and kept on and the next time he went to he and he it up again and he took up the skull and .
18 The right shoulder needs to be held back and kept out of the backswing as long as possible .
19 ‘ You 'll get back and keep out of my way , that 's what you 'll do , ’ said the man , by now justifiably irritated .
20 In fact you wo n't be able to get through right now but keep on calling , that 's and we 'll send you a pair of tickets , we need your postcode and we 'll send 'em first class .
21 Earn your freedom by behaving well and keeping in with your owner .
22 You stay here and keep out of sight .
23 David and Greg were still at the front of the plane , so , beckoning to the white-haired man , she said , ‘ Would you please come here and keep up pressure on this man 's leg ?
24 Payments due in 1990 and up to March 1991 were rescheduled over 14 years with an eight-year grace period , and the Paris Club governments called on commercial banks to make an equally exceptional response to Poland 's needs , as well as to keep closely under review the country 's likely rescheduling needs for the period after March 1991 .
25 Nigel Lawson , it seemed , was neither holding the pound steady abroad nor keeping down prices at home .
26 Then he picked up his torch , switched off the bedside light and made his way down-stairs treading warily and keeping close to the wall to avoid the creaking treads .
27 Mick informed me that the Brigade Major had gone to pay No. 4 Commando a visit , so I decided to make my own way there and keep out of the Brigade Major 's path as much as possible .
28 Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen .
29 But I 'd get off at the Meinhof , looking straight ahead and keep on walking and I 'd feel this presence move up beside me .
30 There is no need to become a slave to it , provided you plan ahead and keep up to date with a number of essential tasks .
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