Example sentences of "keep [pron] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have liked to have gone to Venice , where there was a faculty of languages , or Bologna , where I could have read Economics and Commerce ; but the war was on , and the expense of keeping me in a distant town was beyond the means of my parents . |
| 2 | I 'm sure I 'm keeping you from a million other appointments . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ That is , of course , if I 'm not keeping you from a million other engagements . ’ |
| 4 | On Friday , though , Alesi had been the top man as he claimed the overnight pole , but he lost any chance of keeping it with a wall-bashing incident , which came as no surprise to anyone who had watched his outrageously extrovert efforts . |
| 5 | Three options for Bart 's — keeping it as a smaller specialist hospital ; closing Smithfield site with services moved ; or combined management with the Royal London and London Chest Hospitals . |
| 6 | It worries the lawyers , and the insurance company were always fussing about keeping it in a private house . |
| 7 | In 1868 and 1879 the two ‘ Torrens Acts ’ made the owner of a house responsible for keeping it in a habitable condition , and gave powers of compulsion to the local authority . |
| 8 | Quite simply , such an additional demand for the currencies concerned would help keep them at a higher level , with a consequent reduction in their export surpluses . |
| 9 | It 's good practice to use three balls in rotation in cold weather , one being in play on any one hole , and the two others remaining in your pocket where your body heat can keep them at a reasonable temperature . |
| 10 | You can keep them in a small plastic box until then . |
| 11 | Ants can be kept in large glass jars filled with soil or in a wormery ( Chapter 6 ) , but to see them best you should keep them in a special kind of housing . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll keep them in a safe place together , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Though the supplier has no guarantee of the business , it has an advantage and , once it has the business , the firm can be fairly sure it will keep it for a long time . |
| 14 | So please , ladies and gentlemen , when you speak to the supporters , as I know you always do , let's keep it on a friendly basis . |
| 15 | ‘ She keeps you on a tight rein , does she ? |
| 16 | Growing up is hard to do , when the terms of your parents ' will keeps you in a perpetual state of childhood . |
| 17 | Gollum was once a hobbit who came across the Ring by chance and keeps it for a long time . |
| 18 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 19 | Though , using Letraset to title them is not easy to do , you know it 's very difficult to keep them on a straight line . |
| 20 | Most children do grow out of their sensitivities gradually , and it is important not to keep them on a restricted diet any longer than necessary . |
| 21 | Even if you do like meat , poultry and fish and wish to keep them as a regular part of your diet , it would be wise to cut down appreciably on animal protein and up your vegetable quotient . |
| 22 | Owners of listed buildings have a legal obligation to keep them in a reasonable state of repair . |
| 23 | I learned Dimac from a lama in Tibet and my hands are so deadly that I have to keep them in a locked closet when they 're not in use . |
| 24 | It costs the taxpayer £130-£165 a week to keep someone in a residential or nursing home , he says . |
| 25 | ‘ It obviously takes food to keep you in a good mood , Dr Vaughan . ’ |
| 26 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 27 | Robbie could scarcely believe this was the same man who was at such pains to keep her at a safe distance , until she reflected that in Fen 's eyes Miss Taylor would present no threat to his reserve . |
| 28 | Oh no , we 'll pay to keep her for a long time |
| 29 | Technical yeah the technical people but you have to ensure do n't you that with with your audience that you understand who they are but if you do n't then you have to keep it to a common denominator . |
| 30 | Its success was very evident and I would hope to keep it as a regular feature of the conference . |