Example sentences of "[noun sg] keep [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish Kelvin was here ah ah ah Oh I hope the tape recorder can pick this up , because , erm The wind keeps coming at me I do n't even though why I 've come sho oh yeah , I wan na buy something , do n't I ? so what I say now to people , when they say something to me , I go I go and I say no actually I 'm not but never mind . |
| 2 | The jockey merry-go-round kept whirring at a fierce pace as Adrian Maguire , who rode Cool Ground to win the Gold Cup , joined the rapidly-growing casualty list at Liverpool after falling with Sibton Abbey in the Perrier Jouet Handicap Chase . |
| 3 | A suspicion kept niggling at the back of her mind , but she kept pushing it away as more than she could deal with . |
| 4 | The hypnotist 's instruction to keep looking at the drawing pin conflicts with his suggestion that the eyes are growing tired and will soon be closing of themselves . |
| 5 | As EAST Anglia awaits next week 's potentially dangerous North Sea tides , timber from the region 's small woodlands is being harvested in the constant fight to keep flooding at bay . |
| 6 | William was nervous because he 'd been here before and he knew what was going to happen next , but his father kept smiling at him cheerfully , a strong , reassuring presence by his side . |
| 7 | The ships then set out to return to base at speed of 10km/h. at 8 p.m. the cutter increased speed to 20 km/h while the launch kept going at 10 km/h . |
| 8 | He went on to tell Sadat that the US ambassador kept looking at his watch at the airport , 'saying that every minute I delayed was not in , my interest nor in the interest of Iran . " |
| 9 | The tunnel idea keeps nagging at me , but the difficulty till now has been something to dig the concrete out with . |
| 10 | The scene of crime officer kept looking at him , as if he found him in the way but did not know how to say so . |