Example sentences of "[noun sg] to keep [pron] word " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin Earnshaw , of the Flanders Scottish Alliance , a war charity which took more than £1 million of aid to Romania three years ago and has since taken hundreds of thousands of pounds of supplies to the former Yugoslavia , said he agreed to the request but he needs help to keep his word . |
| 2 | Indeed , the cause of Duke William 's concern on the matter was his clash with Hugh IV de Lusignan ; in the course of this Hugh , embittered by William 's failure to keep his word , renounced his oath of fidelity , except in so far as the count 's physical safety and the safety of Poitiers were concerned . |
| 3 | Perhaps one should ask oneself : what does that moment of weakness — understandable as it might be — that failure to keep my word , have on my child ? |
| 4 | And she 'd promised Silvia she 'd give her this last chance to keep her word . |
| 5 | She preferred to be left alone to handle her problem with Silvia — at least until Silvia had had a chance to keep her word . |