Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] keep [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
| 2 | Over all , you 'd have fared much better than keeping your money in a bank or building society . |
| 3 | And they have worked out how to channel the eggs out of the nests so as to keep them clean . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . " |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The last two examples , I 'm actually going to ask you to do tonight rather than keep you here this evening . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As well as keeping their eyes peeled for surface coins and jewellery , beachcombers also look for non-metal items on their foreshore hunting grounds . |
| 13 | He says that that it 's a good way of introducing youngsters to trials riding , as well as keeping them off the streets . |
| 14 | As well as keeping his own large beloved patch looking like the Garden of Eden , he still found time to tend Colonel Murchison 's land at weekends . |
| 15 | He still finds time to race motor bikes , as well as keeping his nineteen O four De Dion Bouton in tune . |
| 16 | So as well as keeping you informed we are trying to encourage in NEW MEMBERS . |
| 17 | We need to concentrate on the FA cup , getting a deceent run will give the players some confidence and bring in the money as well as keeping us fans happy ( well relatively speaking ) . |
| 18 | We need to concentrate on the FA cup , getting a deceent run will give the players some confidence and bring in the money as well as keeping us fans happy ( well relatively speaking ) . |
| 19 | As well as keeping our name , we have also retained the same determination , first shown over 90 years ago , to help and care for a very deserving group of people which is generally overlooked by most charities . |