Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] keep [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The inclusion of SENIOR LECTURER requires such an intermediate node on the right hand side so as to keep SUBJECT at the level of LECTURER who , along with SENIOR LECTURER , will be responsible for the teaching of the SUBJECT .
2 When it is complete , the slender glass and steel tube , standing well over a quarter of a mile high and with a base diameter of only 43 metres , will soar above and keep watch over the garden of fin de siècle delights at La Défense .
3 The vast majority who remained in work found their wages more than kept pace with inflation .
4 At this point Mr Wilson the Strict Deputy Head arrived ( every school with more than one Deputy Head has a ‘ Strict ’ one for telling you off and keeping order in assemblies , and a ‘ Friendly ’ one for helping you when you 've been bullied ) .
5 In the 1960s , under the Sandys plan , a regular army of only 165,000 was expected to maintain stability in the colonial Empire as well as keeping BAOR at 55,000 men — not an inviting prospect .
6 Then you could catch your knave speedily and keep hold of him .
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