Example sentences of "[noun] to keep [pron] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mr Bush turned to attacks in a last bid to keep his job and pull off the political upset of the century and ripped into ‘ the slippery one ’ as a man who can not be trusted during a hectic five-state blitz to shore up his support . |
| 2 | And she would do it , Emily clenched her hands into fists , she would fight to the last breath to keep her heritage and to preserve the good name of the Grenfells . |
| 3 | This initiative will enable the Association to assist its members and their staff to keep their knowledge and skills up to date . |
| 4 | Once they believe you really are an innocent party — or can not be useful to them in finding the ship — then they 've no reason to keep your wife and daughter alive . |
| 5 | What a fag though , to have to use one program to keep your diary and then another to print it out … |
| 6 | Change is slow and unspectacular but nevertheless constantly occurring , allowing the organization to keep its balance where most of its contemporaries — Icebreakers , Gay News , GLF and many others — have slipped and lost their footing . |
| 7 | He opened his wings in great noisy sweeps to keep his balance as he gripped on to the hand . |
| 8 | I have often much ado to keep my countenance when I hear and see him , though really the man means well ; and Oh ! he does load one with such great , big , thumping , barefaced compliments , bestowing a pretty decent one on himself now and then . ’ |
| 9 | Tilt the pelvis to keep your tummy and bottom tucked in . |
| 10 | Not the way to keep your fief and your perpetual pension . |
| 11 | My son is a dying junkie , but he does n't want to die alone so he 's encouraging Robin-Anne to keep him company and now she 's become addicted to cocaine and it wo n't be very long before she 's smoking crack and trying speedballs . ’ |