Example sentences of "[be] kept [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NUT , reporting to the Younger Committee on Privacy in 1972 , proposed that reports about a child 's misbehaviour should be kept from parents and that information on the pupil or his home background ‘ which might be gleaned from hearsay or possibly based on malicious gossip ’ should not be kept on a permanent record . |
| 2 | If an experiment produces animals that are to be kept for a long period , or that are to form the basis of a breeding colony . |
| 3 | In a hospital or a bank , where records have to be kept for a long time , the files would not be deleted routinely , but stored in archives until the expiry of the prescribed storage period . |
| 4 | The cost need not be very high and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that the finished result will be kept for a long time , if not forever , by the recipient . |
| 5 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
| 6 | The spread nuclei can be simply stained in acetic orcein ( Gurr ) under a coverslip and if the staining is slow , or the slides are to be kept for a short time , the coverslips can be ringed with rubber solution ( Weldtite ) to prevent the stain drying out . |
| 7 | One of the two remaining ferry boats would be kept as a stand-by vessel and the other would be stripped of its engine and berthed at Canning Dock for possible shopping or leisure purposes . |
| 8 | Meg Dods ( The Cook 's and Housewife 's Manual , I 826 ) instructs that if this is to be kept as a cold relish the white meat and the coral and spawn should be packed " in a regular manner , in layers , or alternate pieces , so that when sliced it may have that marbled appearance , that look of mosaic work which so commends the taste of the cook " . |
| 9 | It will definitely be kept as a single unit . ’ |
| 10 | Stenopus hispidus sometimes called the Boxing Shrimp , is far more aggressive towards its own kind and can only be kept as a single specimen or a matched pair . |
| 11 | If fat loss is at a relatively slow , steady , controlled pace and if moderate exercise is taken , metabolic rate can be kept at a reasonable level ; it might even increase , and you will be fitter , too . |
| 12 | Whether or not you will be asked to pay for your course remains at the discretion of course organisers and managers , therefore , and I am unable to give any hard and fast guidance here , other than to say that they will have to be kept at a reasonable level to be affordable , particularly by those who have been unemployed or bringing up a family . |
| 13 | These should still be kept at a regular time , because if you vary the routine too widely the dog is likely to become restless . |
| 14 | As a result US interest rates had to be kept at a high level . |
| 15 | Generally speaking , people in this room are sitting around relaxing ; they are n't bustling about generating their own heat so the atmosphere around them needs to be kept at a comfortable temperature . |
| 16 | Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive Terry Aston said the oil in the storage tanks was meant to be kept at a safe temperature of 40 degrees centigrade . |
| 17 | Some British students might actually do the course , though they would be kept to a small minority . |
| 18 | They should be kept in a sharp condition , otherwise they will be no use at all . |
| 19 | It should complement the Bishop 's Park which by then , it is hoped , will be kept in a better state than it is at the moment . |
| 20 | 30–3–1885 " Four minutes in reference to the case of Dugald Campbell and Mr Alex McConnely and relative papers are ordered to be kept in a separate record . " |
| 21 | Fulfilling her needs wo n't settle his , he should n't be kept in a padded cell . |
| 22 | Expensive and valuable stock should be kept in a high-security area , such as a special locked ‘ cage ’ . |
| 23 | School buildings should be kept in a good state of repair and appearance . |
| 24 | Eggs can be removed for hatching ; they should be kept in a humid place to avoid drying out , but kept clear of the water . |
| 25 | All premises within the scope of the 1963 Act are required to be kept in a clean state . |
| 26 | This does not mean that they should ideally be kept in a brackish system for best results , both living happily in fresh water . |
| 27 | The name of the funeral director can then be kept in a safe place with other important documents , such as the Will , so that whoever is left to deal with the situation can contact the funeral director . |
| 28 | They should be kept in a rigid container made for the purpose and stored in a secure place . |
| 29 | Size : Growing to about 8″ : in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , although it is very hardy and , under ideal conditions , specimens have been known to live for several years . |
| 30 | Size : Growing to about 12″ in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , certainly no smaller than twenty gallons . |