Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] to keep [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , Mr Brown , who lectures in engineering at Longlands College , Middlesbrough , wore a crash helmet to keep out the cold and the noise of the 990cc Matchless motorbike engine while his companion wore a Biggles-type helmet with ear muffs . |
| 2 | The latter two conditions proved severe stumbling blocks such that the Norwegians were looking towards alternative means of marketing their hydrocarbon reserves to keep up the revenues to which the Norwegian economy has grown accustomed , well before the Sleipner deal was called off . |
| 3 | All vents are covered with mesh netting to keep out the dreaded mossies and other bugs . |
| 4 | To counteract this , depot staff would lay a rope along the conduit slot to keep out the water and sand whenever there was a gale warning . |
| 5 | ‘ I would make her a long , single-breasted jacket with a nipped-in waist , long sleeves and a stand-up mandarin collar to keep out the cold . |