Example sentences of "was to keep [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only sensible response to this , Neil decided ruefully , was to keep hold of the cane , and continue to threaten the bully with it , and for a very short space of time they circled around one another — neither man , it soon became plain , really wishing to do more than threaten . |
| 2 | Suharto said that the highest priority was to keep inflation down ; the annualized 1990 rate was put at 9.55 per cent and the predicted 1991 rate as 7 per cent . |
| 3 | Another temporary need fitted in to this plan , for Robert Slater , the Anglican chaplain at the university , was also to go on leave , and I was to keep services going in the little wooden Anglican church on the university side of the lake , as well as the other two quite heavy responsibilities . |
| 4 | Beatty 's aim was to keep Hipper so closely engaged that the Germans could not break off the action until Jellicoe arrived ; Hipper 's task was to lure Beatty to destruction at the hands of Scheer . |
| 5 | The prime objective was to keep plateau production going for as long as possible through increased recovery and satellites . |
| 6 | The test for Oxford then was to keep Charlton out . |
| 7 | The purpose of this trap was to keep sewer gases ( and rats ) out of the household drains , but modern drain systems do n't need this extra trap . |
| 8 | In theory the militia 's role was to keep peace , but in fact the military often used force , sometimes wantonly , to break strikes . |
| 9 | I thought of Angela Brickell 's death and of the attacks on Harry and me and it seemed that all three had had one purpose , which was to keep things as they were . |
| 10 | Chair of the Finance Committee , Councillor David Begg , said : ‘ Our aim was to keep Council Tax levels as low as possible by prudent financial management . |
| 11 | The result was to keep linesmen 's wages down : before 1862 , when the stab wage was 25s a week , most linesmen averaged 15s 2d ; in 1894 , when the stab rate was 32s , 24s was the best a piece worker could hope for . |
| 12 | ( He was to keep audiences waiting almost the same period in Rain Man many years hence . ) |
| 13 | The last time such powers were used was to keep hippies away from Stonehenge and it is hoped the move will deter travellers from trying to camp at Castlemorton again . |
| 14 | The police say the best they could do with the car travelling at such high speeds was to keep track of it . |
| 15 | The company 's philosophy was to keep staff informed , on a regular basis , of progress on relocation and a monthly meeting , known as the IDEC Staff Forum , was held in which elected staff representatives met members of management to discuss areas of interest . |
| 16 | Cocooned inside fortress PWL , Kylie chose her first interviews in Britain to explain the homespun philosophy that was to keep body and soul together during this trying two months in Britain . |
| 17 | One of the vital things I had to do — and I was too tired to help him myself — was to keep Jimbo occupied . |
| 18 | In all these arrangements , it is clear that the aim of everyone from the pope downwards was to keep Anselm happy during his lifetime , while retaining the power to make new arrangements for the more distant future after his death . |
| 19 | That such people could be called oligarchs is not surprising , since their aim was to keep power in their own irresponsible fingers . |