Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] keep their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marshal had seen them as they stood gossiping in the street at an equal distance between the two buildings so as to keep their doors in view , but it would be a waste of time trying to get her to admit it . |
| 2 | Neighbours were warned to stay indoors and keep their windows shut and half the firemen had to work in breathing sets to avoid the fumes . |
| 3 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 4 | Their reaction , towards the east and to the Gulf war too , has been to pay up and keep their heads down . |
| 5 | Many teachers are able to function pretty well and to keep their doubts and feelings under reasonable control . |
| 6 | As well as keeping their eyes peeled for surface coins and jewellery , beachcombers also look for non-metal items on their foreshore hunting grounds . |
| 7 | Mrs Jean Broke-Smith , the Lucie Clayton principal , who has been coaching debs for the show for 20 years , described the problem : ‘ Even though these girls are much more self-assured than their equivalent 20 years ago they still need to be told to push their hips and pelvis forward and to keep their bottoms tucked in , ’ she said . |