Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] to keep the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It contained enough witty lines to keep the creeping whimsy , indicated in the title , at bay . |
2 | ‘ My ancestors — yes , Fergus , your ancestors also — waged endless battles to keep the Bright Palace and to beat back the necromancers and the dark sorcerers from that other Ireland . |
3 | What is incomprehensible is John McEnroe 's apparent efforts to keep the little woman at home . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Together they laid down strict rules to keep the vital traffic moving . |
6 | That is if you alter one of the object the other changes to keep the selected dimensions the same . |