Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Even if I did n't have a job that keeps me at the other end of the country for most of the year , this sort of place could n't provide a living . |
| 5 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 6 | Michael holds Howard by the upper arms , to take in his corporeal presence through his finger-tips , and to keep him at the right distance for gazing at in astonishment . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This is very contrary to our traditional view of trying to segment and fragment the information and trying to keep it at the business specific level or trying to keep it at the corporate level . |
| 9 | eat the right amount of energy ( calories ) to keep us at the right weight |
| 10 | According to the survey results , for the 12 months ending in January this year , 51 per cent of Britain 's smaller exporters increased their overseas sales over those for the previous year , a further 23 per cent kept them at the same level and 26 per cent reported a drop . |
| 11 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |