Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | His legs were beginning to get twitchy and fidgety , the way they always did when it was particularly important for him to keep them under control . |
| 2 | The stomach cramps had been coming back , off and on , all day , but so far she had been able to keep them under control . |
| 3 | I found that it was vital to keep them under water when moving them after I had experienced problems with eggs which were accidentally exposed to air which probably dried them out . |
| 4 | It is important to write these plans down and to keep them under review . |
| 5 | Once the plants branch out and grow thick , they can be pruned to keep them under control and stimulate new growth . |
| 6 | Germans were resentful of France 's post-war attempts to keep them under close control , and it could not automatically be expected that they would agree to join European institutions . |
| 7 | When the two truckers gave up their cursory attempt to find him and rejoined their companions , he advanced to the edge of the clearing to keep them under observation . |
| 8 | Immediately she was surrounded by the other occupants of the pool , who crowded around her , laughing and urging her right into the water and ignoring the grey-haired woman who was trying to keep them under control . |
| 9 | But they decided to keep me under observation until I was safely out of the third month . |
| 10 | The jury believed that they used the tools necessary to keep him under control . |
| 11 | But just as he had used her agoraphobia as a defence against having to know about his need to find her safely where he had left her , so too did her lack of sexual response defend him from knowing about his need to keep her under his control . |
| 12 | It was like when she was eight , and Dead Daddy put her on Hero-9 to keep her under control . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't want your sister running after Garry — she does n't appear to have much money , so it seemed best to keep her under my eye . ’ |
| 14 | The Conservative Party 's new chairman , Chris Patten , has told Marxism Today of his interest in the German idea of a ‘ social market ’ , which believes it is possible to unleash capitalism 's efficiency but also to keep it under the supervising eye of society : to combine the engine of individualism and a communal conscience . |
| 15 | So far Trent had managed to keep it under control but he could taste its sourness in the back of his throat and feel it in his stomach and up the back of his thighs — familiar tremblings imperceptible to an observer . |
| 16 | Only those I feel we can trust to keep it under wraps have been contacted . ’ |
| 17 | If you are really living in a mess , have a grand clear-out and put the whole place straight ; after that try to discipline yourself to dean and tidy on a regular basis to keep it under control . |
| 18 | From the mid-1970s local government spending was under severe pressure from the centre as more and more complex rules were developed to keep it under control . |
| 19 | ‘ which was not attended ’ Means there is no person able to keep it under observation and reach it in time to prevent anything untoward ( Starfire Diamond Rings Ltd v Angel ( 1962 ) 106 SJ 854 and Ingleton of Ilford Ltd v General Accident & Co [ 1967 ] 2 Lloyd 's Rep 179 ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Some chap or other told me once , ’ Artemis 's father suddenly said , ‘ that somebody or other discovered America before Columbus or whoever it was who did , but decided it was best to keep it under his hat . ’ |
| 21 | We try to keep it under the surface but it 's definitely become much more of a problem . |
| 22 | " Well , the River Police suggest that it was to weight the body enough to keep it under water , but not to sink it . |
| 23 | So it is very important to know how to manage it , that is , how to keep it under your control instead of it getting on top of you . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll endeavour to keep it under control , ’ she informed him gravely . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ One has to keep it under review to see what the need might be . ’ |
| 26 | So we propose to cut that support by half in this year and to keep it under review for future years as well . |
| 27 | to keep it under control |
| 28 | No , but you 've got the tool I 'm saying to keep it under control |
| 29 | Her teaching mostly consisted of falling asleep while we children fought each other , but Mr Wopsle 's young cousin , Biddy , tried to keep us under control and teach us to read , write and count . |
| 30 | ‘ Or he could just have wished to have an excuse for placing men near the chateau to keep us under closer observation . |