Example sentences of "[noun] to keep [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pa shrugged himself into his coat and tied a muffler about his neck to keep out the cold February wind . |
| 2 | After the cinema he had tea , walked the streets for an hour , had a couple of Guinnesses in a pub to keep out the sharp evening air , and ate a biriani . |
| 3 | He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter . |
| 4 | The Bank also uses the Exchange Equalization Account to intervene in the foreign exchange market by buying up surplus sterling to keep up the external value of the pound . |
| 5 | On all sides were banks of flowers , and climbing shrubs and vines formed a partial canopy to keep out the fierce sun . |
| 6 | All vents are covered with mesh netting to keep out the dreaded mossies and other bugs . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But he was well liked , and his colleagues , rather than see him lose his job , would roll the old man into a hollow , covering him with heather to keep out the damp , and leave him sleeping soundly until the end of the day . |
| 9 | You are also likely to get , double glazing to keep out the cold and noise , bathrooms and kitchens fitted to your own tastes and a garage built for today 's generation of motor cars . |
| 10 | The peasantry , which comprised the majority of the population in the Middle Ages , had no such comfort , for instance : a small hole left in the wattle and daub , covered with a piece of cloth to keep out the worst of the weather represented a ‘ window ’ to them . |
| 11 | She clutched the warm , glowing vision to herself like a hot-water bottle to keep out the cold and loneliness of the night . |
| 12 | For once she was early and there were only a handful of girls in the yard , all stamping their feet and huddling in their cloaks to keep out the bitter cold . |
| 13 | Plots of vegetables were fenced in by mud-brick walls to keep out the hobbled donkeys and camels which foraged in the wadi . |
| 14 | No party has overall control , but the Labour and Conservative groups have had an agreement to keep out the Liberal Democrats . |