Example sentences of "keep [pron] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's the least you can tell me after keeping me waiting for an hour ! ’ |
2 | It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper . |
3 | ‘ If we can keep them contained for the first half then we 've got a chance of pinching a couple of goals . ’ |
4 | Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while ! |
5 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |
6 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
7 | Might even keep you quiet for an hour or two . ’ |
8 | Certainly will cos she 's leaving well that do n't matter , have a look and erm , it might turn out fine , it might keep you occupied for a while |
9 | That 'll keep her going for a wee while . |
10 | In that case could you keep it going for a while if you 're out of a job ? |
11 | Most of us , at least occasionally , go home , switch on the TV , switch off our minds , stretch out in a comfortable chair and let the box keep us entertained for the evening . |
12 | ‘ Yeah , ’ Billy yawned back , ‘ should keep us going for a week at least . ’ |
13 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
14 | That 's , that 's two months and that keep that keeps you covered for a while , does n't it ? |
15 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
16 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
17 | Thanks to what Breeze had earned , they were able to rake up the fares — and now here they were , on their way to a remote Devonshire village with just enough money to keep them going for a fortnight or so . |
18 | Now to keep them occupied for the journey . |
19 | ‘ You 've asked enough to keep me talking for a month . |
20 | There 's enough to keep me going for the week there is n't there ? |
21 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
22 | extent I 'd be happy to keep you going for a bit longer . |
23 | You 'll have enough to keep you going for a couple of months . |
24 | But once that 's been accepted you ca n't argue with the price and this jacket 's certain to keep you warm for a few years at least . |
25 | Right now , sorry to keep you waiting for a minute . |
26 | That way if one of the midfield does do themselves a mischief Rocky will have had some games at least ( I 'd rest Strachan personally to keep him going for the League campaign — which IMO is our best chnace of a European place [ we 're too unlucky in the cups ] ) . |
27 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
28 | Funded initially by the Probation Board and the Belfast Action Team , the cash-starved scheme now requires a further £140,000 injection to keep it going for a full year . |
29 | To the side of the village square , is a small but fascinating folk museum , which surprisingly has enough exhibits to keep anyone occupied for an hour or two . |
30 | I can only suggest , Bill , that you swaddle them both and keep them immobilised for a week . |