Example sentences of "to keep [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking forwards through the sail will help to keep the upper body in the correct position . |
| 2 | Once that has been completed the scaffolding will be removed and the Banco di Roma will provide indefinitely for a team of gardeners and maintenance officers to keep the upper walls free of weeds that grow in the crevices , loosening small bits of masonry and concrete that are then dislodged by birds or lizards . |
| 3 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
| 4 | A skeleton staff was on duty to keep the world-wide operations of Royalbion ticking over . |
| 5 | There were , how ever , considerable practical problems for the Central Authority in disciplining this instinct by devising measures of performance alternative to the profit yardstick , The Area Board barons liked to keep the Central Authority distant from their own fiefs , but they did come to court to bargain on the issues which had to be resolved between them ; and when they did this personal and political factors could be as important as commercial or economic ones . |
| 6 | to keep the central heating on ? |
| 7 | According to Margaret Ribble ( 1943 ) , indeed , for the newborn baby ‘ the need for contact with the mother is urgent in order to keep the reflex mechanisms connected with breathing in operation as well as to bring the sensory nervous system into functional activity ’ . |
| 8 | And beyond the factory he could see the bit of wasteland where Mrs Flaherty used to keep the Famous Funfair under tarpaulins for the winter . |
| 9 | They have to be poured with caution and skill to keep the slight yeast sediment out of the glass and the publican has to rotate his stock carefully to make sure the beer is served when it is in the peak of condition . |
| 10 | There 's no need to keep the bloody door open Rupert ! |
| 11 | Obvious examples are pollinating creatures , insects , birds and bats , insectivorous creatures to keep the plant-destroying insects under control and creatures such as beavers in swamps which really are essential factors in the landscape . |
| 12 | Senator Moynihan 's chief tax counsel , Joseph Gale , declared , ‘ The tax benefits are a small price to pay to keep the private non-profit sector thriving ’ . |
| 13 | To keep the private one going ! |
| 14 | When carrying out levelling operations in the garden always be sure to keep the fertile topsoil and infertile subsoil separate , if necessary disposing of the latter . |
| 15 | The company has agreed to keep the average rise in domestic telephone charges to four percentage points below inflation , and to lower international rates by 12% over the next three years , starting with an 8% cut in the first year . |
| 16 | As they were forced to respond to the pressure for constitutional change the established interests saw a glint of light at the end of the political tunnel and came to entertain the hope that if the middle classes were allowed a subordinate share of power then they just might turn from being poachers to gamekeepers of the system and so side with the aristocracy in helping to keep the working classes in order . |
| 17 | As teams of temps struggled to cope with the mounting chaos , Jackson tried to keep the Equal Opportunities flame burning . |
| 18 | I then put a cream silk backing on the mount , again to keep the overall effect as plain as possible , since I planned to design a fairly full flower combination in the oval aperture . |
| 19 | Given the generic distortions of output and distribution in such systems , high rates of growth are required to keep the overall machinery lubricated and in motion . |
| 20 | I would like to avoid defeat partly as it would avoid the first league double against us in three years and to keep the unbeaten run together . |
| 21 | At the end of expiration , therefore , there is still a slight inflation in the lungs which helps to keep the small airways open . |
| 22 | Wang 's official obituary stressed that he , like Deng Xiaoping who , at 88 , is still China 's paramount leader , saw economic reforms as the means to keep the Communist Party in power in China . |
| 23 | Take care to keep the swollen union of fruit trees — where the top growth is grafted on to the root stock — well above ground level . |
| 24 | The Four Little Tigers have beaten the odds often enough in the past , but new ingredients will be needed to keep the successful formula working . |
| 25 | But he is soon forced to the conclusion that in this case it is impossible to keep the aesthetic side entirely apart from the biographical . |
| 26 | The admissions authority is , in any event , required to keep the standard number under review . |
| 27 | Lengthy instructions are best handled by way of an addendum sheet in order to keep the standard form as succinct as possible , bearing in mind its subsequent use as a contractual and financial document . |
| 28 | There has been a new development in the struggle to keep the Antarctic free from all mining and oil development . |
| 29 | Or put another way , for every £1 00 of your income that counts for income tax purposes up to £2,000 , you have to pay £20 to the Exchequer — and are allowed to keep the remaining £80 . |
| 30 | The fact that he was such an emotional mess helped me to keep the necessary distance . |