Example sentences of "keep guard " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shrewd and observant , the Rat is the perfect aide-de-camp , keeping guard at a theatre in Munich where Marco is in danger from kidnappers , watching in the rain under a bush in the garden where a certain prince sympathetic to the cause is to be given the sign . |
| 2 | And I ca n't depend on Dotty keeping guard on me . |
| 3 | There she saw the princess , walking outside the ruined castle with all the animals keeping guard over her . |
| 4 | The eldest brother was lying under the tree , keeping guard over it to make sure nobody stole the fruit , while the other two took some pears to market . |
| 5 | This time the middle brother was keeping guard over it while the other two carried some of the fruit to market . |
| 6 | The common mistake of beginners in delivery of this kick is to let their guard drop ; the primary aim of the kick is to disable an enemy who is attacking from behind , while at the same time keeping guard against a frontal attack from someone else . |
| 7 | of marriage keeping guard |
| 8 | One will keep guard , while the other rifles through drawers . |
| 9 | Crates of beer and wine lie at the side of the road , covered with a tarpaulin , a brazier burns and an alsatian dog keeps guard outside a broken down caravan . |
| 10 | One wrestles his stocking off the line as the other keeps guard . |
| 11 | We were asleep by 8 p-m. but would have to take it in turn to keep guard , not just against the enemy but also the cows ! |
| 12 | And with Northumbria there , even half-manned at her borders , Cumbria had to keep guard . |
| 13 | Or only those detailed to keep guard against any hint of attack from Tuathal 's side of the river . |
| 14 | ‘ Keep guard . |
| 15 | It blew hard on the beach and the militia men who kept guard , protecting the Sheraton and the Ramada and the Tel Aviv Hilton against a landing by guerrillas , turned their faces from the stinging sand . |
| 16 | We kept guard against the security forces and helped in the communal kitchen which was set up for the support committee . |
| 17 | In the first room you entered George 's secretary had kept guard with the assistance of an office junior . |
| 18 | Kept guard over him at all . ’ |