Example sentences of "manage to keep [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we continue our lesson , I manage to keep my speed down , keep my foot off the clutch except when changing gear , take heed of the signs — well , most of them — and watch for potential hazards both near and far . |
| 2 | You may not realise it , but no matter how you clean you manage to keep your house , toxic chemicals and harmful gasses still lurk there . |
| 3 | She turned to Jim , with an effort managing to keep her voice even . |
| 4 | However , the chairman of the Labour Party was somehow managing to keep his spirits up . |
| 5 | The benefits of targeting were seen , for example , in St Helens where the party gained four seats compared with 1986 and managed to keep its share at the level experienced in the days of the Alliance . |
| 6 | Much of the power and prestige it went on to gain derived from the fact that unlike other such organizations which have come and gone , it managed to keep its numbers extremely low , thus giving this claim some credibility . |
| 7 | They managed to keep their lassitude at bay with regular coffee breaks every hour and when lunch arrived unexpectedly just after midday , courtesy of Brummer , they were grateful for the nourishment and the respite . |
| 8 | Adidas managed to keep their cool while all about them were losing theirs because their trainers were playground staples and their kit designs were head and shoulders above the rest . |
| 9 | Again , Egon Zehnder have , in no small measure , managed to keep their team together worldwide by having one strong culture and recruiting people who really integrate with it . |
| 10 | Some women managed to keep their condition secret and in the late nineteenth century it was probably these women who were responsible for many of the infanticide cases . |
| 11 | Somehow , though , she managed to keep her head , ‘ Of course , ’ she replied , but quickly followed up , ‘ Though I always prefer to write my work down in longhand first . ’ |
| 12 | Mary was spun round , but managed to keep her feet , although the parcel she was carrying hit the ground and burst . |
| 13 | With a supreme effort , she managed to keep her tone casual , almost indifferent . |
| 14 | She managed to keep her smile in place too as she walked into the thickly carpeted room and closed the door behind her . |
| 15 | With an effort Lindsey managed to keep her expression bland . |
| 16 | She managed to keep her voice quiet and level , though every nerve was screaming . |
| 17 | With an effort she managed to keep her voice calm . |
| 18 | With an effort Rory managed to keep her voice free of reproach . |
| 19 | Though she had fallen a little behind she managed to keep her cousins in sight . |
| 20 | Somehow she managed to keep her self-control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart . |
| 21 | Driving back , she managed to keep her anger in control . |
| 22 | Indeed , for a while , Odette managed to keep her weight stable . |
| 23 | ‘ After all , he managed to keep his head down for 14 years . ’ |
| 24 | Reeling from the onslaught , he toppled forward but managed to keep his feet until a second attack pinned him to the wall and held him there . |
| 25 | The Labour candidate , who managed to keep his deposit , pointed out that his party had improved their position in the constituency by some 900 votes . |
| 26 | He got on the end of a Gorman cross from the right but the Dinamo keeper , at full stretch , managed to keep his header out . |
| 27 | He still managed to keep his temper in check . |
| 28 | ’ ( Lewis managed to keep his eyebrows still . ) |
| 29 | Prince Charles managed to keep his opponent guessing as to his real intentions , for he now divided his forces . |
| 30 | Luckily , I am a good swimmer , so I managed to keep my head out of the milk . |