Example sentences of "keeping [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll wait it out and they 'll also be keeping Cardiff 's people away . |
| 2 | AI drew the King 's attention to the prolonged detention without charge or trial of suspected government opponents , reports of torture , deaths in custody , and the practice of keeping prisoners in manacles . |
| 3 | Mr Martin drew Ortega 's attention to the Nicaraguan practice of keeping prisoners standing upright in their cells , a particularly painful and degrading treatment against which Amnesty had been vigorously campaigning . |
| 4 | The prisons budget of £775 million in 1988 was set to rise by 42 per cent to £1,140 million in 1989 , to cover the cost of expanding the prison building programme , emergency measures on overcrowding and the costs of keeping prisoners in police cells . |
| 5 | Despite the moral panics which occasionally blow up — as for example when two IRA suspects escaped from Brixton prison in July 1991 — the English penal system does not have a bad record over ‘ security ’ , in the sense of keeping prisoners inside prison . |
| 6 | The system is also generally successful in keeping prisoners under control — except when prisoners decide to engage in collective protest action or riot . |
| 7 | The government also orders , or turns a blind eye to , more violent methods of keeping opponents quiet . |
| 8 | What I did in the circumstances was go off into an Ollieish riff about je ne sais quoi , keeping Stu achortle without waking the fair Gillian . |
| 9 | It was the water authority of Bradford that was largely instrumental in keeping Washburndale out of the National Parks . |
| 10 | ‘ No nest Net ’ is a simple yet brilliant idea for keeping birds , insects , small furry creatures and other pests out of your aeroplane 's engine compartment . |
| 11 | You 're not telling me what to do , and you 're not keeping Devlin here . ’ |
| 12 | I want to upgrade to a much larger reef tank in the near future , but first should I gain much-needed experience in keeping invertebrates before committing myself to the expense of failure with a large tank ? |
| 13 | That is one way of keeping shareholders happy , notably the big institutions , who will lose a considerable chunk of their dividend income under the new rules . |
| 14 | GAVIN Peacock is keeping Middlesbrough , Chelsea , Swindon and a string of other clubs waiting while he debates his future . |
| 15 | Mulching has the added benefit of keeping moisture in the soil during dry weather , when clay is liable to dry out and crack . |
| 16 | The actual system is generally placed in an enclosure , which provides a means both for keeping moisture in and for preventing volatile organic compounds from leaving without treatment . |
| 17 | The United States shared their interest in keeping Communism out of South America . |
| 18 | For years bankers in Paris have taken instructions from the government on everything from bailing out troubled companies to keeping base lending rates low . |
| 19 | George had every right to be a bit angry with Lennie because Lennie had caused George to loose his job and Lennie had ‘ adopted ’ George as his family and George knew that it was going to be a long hard task keeping Lennie out of trouble and looking after him . |
| 20 | It saddens me to hear some people in Britain speak as if there were some way of keeping Germany divided whether or not this is what the Germans want . |
| 21 | It would be a shame to see Rocky dropped again after apparently playing very well since he came into the side , but at the same time I ca n't really see him keeping Strach out of the team . |
| 22 | It must have been at that time that his habit of keeping notes on his travels began . |
| 23 | Loose-leaf binders are the most flexible means of keeping notes and hand-outs tidy . |
| 24 | A very good way is to start by keeping notes of your observations about the running and the outcomes of meetings you attend . |
| 25 | This is one reason why cards ( INDEX CARDS ) are popular as a format for keeping notes . |
| 26 | Most humans are not very good at keeping secrets . |
| 27 | Congress , so it is argued , lacks the information resources of the executive and is neither capable of keeping secrets nor of providing the sort of instant response to crises that modern technology and weaponry demands . |
| 28 | He has variously claimed that from farts he can tell not only what people have eaten or drunk , but also the sort of person they are , what they ought to eat , whether they are emotionally unstable or upset , whether they are keeping secrets , laughing at you behind your back or trying to ingratiate themselves with you , and even what they are thinking about at the precise moment they issue the fart ( this largely from the sound ) . |
| 29 | Besides , rumours of pictures like this abound , usually seen by rivals in intelligence services ; was Meyer Lansky bad at keeping secrets , even when a secret kept the head of the FBI in his power ? |
| 30 | His energy revived , Richard was now intent on keeping Victoria 's company as much to himself as he could for the rest of the day . |