Example sentences of "[be] keep [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend . |
| 2 | ‘ In the letter , Tristram said ‘ I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend ’ . |
| 3 | Herman , whom Erika had already been keeping at a safe distance from her feet , backed away . |
| 4 | If you 're keeping to a tight budget , the textured melamine finish of Dakota or pale grey Tulsa combine practical style with contemporary good looks — and there are many other styles to choose from . |
| 5 | The NUT , reporting to the Younger Committee on Privacy in 1972 , proposed that reports about a child 's misbehaviour should be kept from parents and that information on the pupil or his home background ‘ which might be gleaned from hearsay or possibly based on malicious gossip ’ should not be kept on a permanent record . |
| 6 | They realize , without necessarily evaluating the implications of the realization , that patients can not be kept on a machine for ever . |
| 7 | All dogs should be kept on a lead and walkers without dogs are still welcome . |
| 8 | The odd bit of woodland , neatly railed and labelled and no wolves allowed , and Dogs Must Be Kept on a Lead and Not Be Permitted to Foul the Footpath Penalty £50 and Quite Right Too . |
| 9 | All the active plant will be kept on a ‘ care and maintenance ’ regime for approximately 30 years , i.e. buildings are kept weathertight structures are preserved , and any loose contamination will be fixed or removed . |
| 10 | [ That this House condemns British Coal for its closure of the Coventry Colliery at Keresely with the loss of 1,300 jobs , completed in a mere 13 days from the announcement of the decision to the working of the last shift ; believes that the pit is not abandoned but mothballed with 40 million tonnes of good quality reserves of medium sulphur content which will be kept on a care and maintenance basis until a link-up is organised by a privatised Daw Mill Colliery should the Government be re-elected ; condemns British Coal 's refusal to attend two meetings of local authority and parish councillors , local honourable Members of this House and church representatives and notes the absence at the meetings of 24th October and 11th November of the local Tory honourable Members ; and calls for a public inquiry into the methods of the closure and the false economics which talk of losses ' yet fail to take into account the future cost to public funds of lost production and taxes paid , and of dole and unemployment payments to be made . ] |
| 11 | Some fromage frais and quark have a longer shelf life and may be kept for a week or ten days after purchase . |
| 12 | In a hospital or a bank , where records have to be kept for a long time , the files would not be deleted routinely , but stored in archives until the expiry of the prescribed storage period . |
| 13 | The cost need not be very high and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that the finished result will be kept for a long time , if not forever , by the recipient . |
| 14 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
| 15 | If an experiment produces animals that are to be kept for a long period , or that are to form the basis of a breeding colony . |
| 16 | The spread nuclei can be simply stained in acetic orcein ( Gurr ) under a coverslip and if the staining is slow , or the slides are to be kept for a short time , the coverslips can be ringed with rubber solution ( Weldtite ) to prevent the stain drying out . |
| 17 | It also prevents discoloration of icing by the cake if it is to be kept for a while . |
| 18 | He said part of it should be kept as a monument . |
| 19 | There should be a law that states that no wild-caught animal should be kept as a pet . |
| 20 | This would be kept as a record . |
| 21 | A cat is a carnivore and if it is to be kept as a pet it must be given a carnivorous diet . |
| 22 | Stenopus hispidus sometimes called the Boxing Shrimp , is far more aggressive towards its own kind and can only be kept as a single specimen or a matched pair . |
| 23 | Meg Dods ( The Cook 's and Housewife 's Manual , I 826 ) instructs that if this is to be kept as a cold relish the white meat and the coral and spawn should be packed " in a regular manner , in layers , or alternate pieces , so that when sliced it may have that marbled appearance , that look of mosaic work which so commends the taste of the cook " . |
| 24 | The annotated drawing can then be kept as a record of the child 's ideas , and it can form a useful part of teacher assessment . |
| 25 | On the one hand , the Church and other religious organisations uphold the traditional principle that Sunday should be kept as a day apart , for religious observance and for rest ; they receive support from trade unions and others who fear that those who work in shops may , if Sunday trading is permitted , find themselves under pressure to work on Sunday against their will . |
| 26 | It will definitely be kept as a single unit . ’ |
| 27 | One of the two remaining ferry boats would be kept as a stand-by vessel and the other would be stripped of its engine and berthed at Canning Dock for possible shopping or leisure purposes . |
| 28 | If fat loss is at a relatively slow , steady , controlled pace and if moderate exercise is taken , metabolic rate can be kept at a reasonable level ; it might even increase , and you will be fitter , too . |
| 29 | This tank can be kept at a temp of 22–24° throughout the year using three 300 watt aquarium heaters . |
| 30 | In Winter it should be kept at a temperature around 58°–60°F . |