Example sentences of "to keep it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women have to keep it accessible and alive within them , or they are cut off from their roots , whereas men may live almost entirely through the light of day , and keep in touch with night solely through the women in their lives . |
| 2 | The earth 's flora and fauna contain in their genetic make-up a huge , virtually untapped , resource and it is in the interest of future generations to keep it intact . |
| 3 | Andrew Stavanger would never touch it — even when he needed a bank overdraft , and to use the deposit would have kept down interest charges , he preferred to keep it intact . |
| 4 | Well , we 're on the second summer , just finishing now , and we 're having quite a lot of produce coming off the plots , and we 're hoping to start an orchard as well , just to keep it developing . |
| 5 | which is dying out now but we are adamant to keep it alive ! |
| 6 | The BDDA determined to keep it alive . |
| 7 | If we tried to keep it alive we had an open flank : some guy trying to save his own ass by telling them : ‘ Jeez if you drink I did bad things just look at what Magill and Tadham were doing in London . ’ |
| 8 | A LORRY driver who felt sorry for an unwanted calf stole animal feed to keep it alive . |
| 9 | So me mother used to keep it dark . |
| 10 | He pulled out a wallet and took a photograph from it , smoothing it with his fingers as though to keep it perfect . |
| 11 | We try to keep it low temperature . |
| 12 | A fair amount of rough means accuracy off the tee is as important as the ability to keep it low . |
| 13 | Collagen , the rough semi-elastic web that keeps the lower layer of skin supple , needs vitamins B6 and C and zinc to keep it healthy . |
| 14 | I have it cut every three months to keep it healthy . |
| 15 | ‘ I intend to keep it confidential . |
| 16 | Software can form part of an organisation 's assets , but may need continual adaptation and enhancement in order to keep it effective . |
| 17 | ‘ In a little way it did , because we did really want to keep it small . |
| 18 | by Caesarian to keep it small . ) |
| 19 | We 'd have other ones as well but just to show this particular example just to keep it small I 'll make it small . |
| 20 | On her back now , bag clear of the water , she began to unzip it , trying to keep it dry . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've tried to keep it dry , ’ he said , indicating a large battered suitcase by his feet . |
| 22 | With the hem of his gallibaya caught between his teeth to keep it dry , the boatman waded into the river , pushed the bow out , then climbed aboard and swung the tiller over . |
| 23 | She submitted meekly to his expert ministrations as he re-dressed the wound , giving her terse instructions to keep it dry from then on until the stitches were removed . |
| 24 | And I do not think that Helen is unusual or unfathomable in translating this into a hatred of her own body , a fear of its femininity , unpredictability and curviness , and a longing to keep it all ‘ under control ’ . |
| 25 | Then I 'd wonder why people kept telling me not to take it and conclude that they just wanted to keep it all for themselves . |
| 26 | But Mick and I never questioned ourselves ; we just tried to keep it all on the road . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And I wo n't even take my usual commission on that , so you 'll get to keep it all , and remember the agreed price is just a guaranteed minimum and there 's always a tip . |
| 28 | The sawdust and bran mixture not only provided a soft base on which to rest the corpse but also acted as a sponge for exuded matter ; the side lining masked the bare wood ; the side-sheets assisted in the presentation of the corpse ; and the frill along the visible top edge formed a seal when the lid was screwed down and helped to keep it all airtight . |
| 29 | Okay so you need to keep it all keep a general picture . |
| 30 | He just wants to keep it all within his own unit . |