Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] [conj] keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
| 2 | You can then add to this the more pro-active and aggressive corporate functions needed to trade successfully and keep ahead of your competitors . ’ |
| 3 | That 's the only way I can hope to fight back and keep my job . ’ |
| 4 | Unfortunately , Jamie ended up talking to some woman , but I was too busy trying to breathe deeply and keep the far wall steady really to care . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A second section offers help to burn safely and keep risk and public nuisance ‘ to the absolute minimum ’ . |
| 7 | He was more or less paid to go away and keep his head down , was n't he . |
| 8 | If an insolvency practitioner is appointed as interim receiver , he must give security and if he fails to do so and keep it up , then he can be discharged as interim receiver ( rr 6.54 and 6.55 ) . |
| 9 | she kept meaning to take home and kept forgetting . |