Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] to keep the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Lord Chancellor wishes the Legal Aid Board to keep the arrangements governing eligibility and contributions for legal aid under review so as to fulfil the Board 's overall aim , which is to ensure that legal advice , assistance and representation is made available to those who need it . |
| 2 | The Court of Appeal also declared that the Crown had ‘ a prerogative power to keep the peace ’ . |
| 3 | If they were to be paid this sum the doctor should in return guarantee to keep the premises open at certain convenient hours . |
| 4 | In summer you 'll need a sun hat to keep the sun off and in winter do n't forget that about a third of body heat is lost through the head so a warm woolly hat is great . |
| 5 | You can end up losing weight , lowering your BMR and be stuck with maintaining a semi-starvation diet to keep the pounds off . |
| 6 | This month 's selection of the latest hardware and software includes more screen-saving madness ; a desktop publishing program with a difference ; British Rail 's answer to timetable misery ; a fax modem that is n't a fax modem ; and a security package to keep the contents of your portable computer safe . |
| 7 | The deal enables it to offer creditors a 25% cash dividend to keep the company in business . |
| 8 | Its debts total a staggering £1.3bn and although interest rates have crashed in the past two years , it still needs a massive cash flow to keep the banks happy . |
| 9 | Place your front foot in the training strap , using the back foot to keep the board level . |
| 10 | This will act as a water reservoir to keep the soil from becoming too soggy . |
| 11 | In the meantime , an US$87 million emergency scheme has been announced to bring water south to keep the cities supplied until the spring rains . |
| 12 | Once , when they were playing at the Durham Miners Gala , they could n't raise the price of a pint , so the drummer sold his drum kit to keep the drinks flowing . |
| 13 | The father of five 's face was so badly busted he had to be fitted with a metal cage to keep the bones in place until they set . |
| 14 | Her former in-laws , the Marquess and Marchioness of Ailsa , concerned about their grandchildren , won a court order to keep the girls in their temporary care . |
| 15 | I now use a small plastic bucket to keep the worms and feed them on bread and milk . |
| 16 | The Parish Council are very disturbed by the decisions that would appear to have been made about the sale and subsequent development of this small area of open land and more especially by the tactics used by the Land and Properties Sub-Committee and the apparent collusion with the Planning Department to keep the Parish Council , and therefore the local people , in the dark about what is going on . |
| 17 | Everything was covered in plastic casing to keep the elements out . |
| 18 | The jar should be lined with damp paper tissue to keep the animal alive . |
| 19 | I cut two holes int he lid and fitted a couple of turned spigots , using plastic pipe to keep the bore as large as possible . |
| 20 | The firm later lost a planning appeal to keep the park open . |
| 21 | I reasoned the pilot must be using descent speed to keep the rotor spinning in readiness for his ‘ landing ’ . |
| 22 | One of the beefs I have about accommodation for elderly people is the fact that by , that the purpose built , very excellent , bungalows and flats for elderly citizens are restricted to one bedroom which , to which but is by government decree to keep the cost down , but it does seem to me to be very heartless because elderly people 's children are unable to come and stay with them except to the great deal of discomfort and perhaps as society grows a little more considerate for the fact that the percentage of elderly people will get even greater as the years go on , then they should make allowance and provide them for the facilities to enable them to be visited by their children and grandchildren . |
| 23 | Into this would be built an early warning system to keep the business on the right financial track . |
| 24 | Alan was a fast , tenacious and clever , blond striker who joined the Palace in October 1972 when Bert Head was desperately seeking scoring power to keep the Palace in the 1st Division . |
| 25 | For a while it looked as if founding editor Ken Wilson would buy the title back , but he was unable to find an editor and a valiant last ditch attempt to keep the title going , by Grey Rimmer of On The Edge , was destined to fall by the wayside . |
| 26 | When the paint has dried , varnish it over with clear nail varnish to keep the colours bright and shiny . |
| 27 | THE ABILITY of the electricity industry to keep the lights burning once it is privatised was thrown into confusion yesterday . |
| 28 | When we were flying over Holland I did steel myself to look out and I remember seeing where miles of land had been submerged under sea water to keep the Germans out , and houses , trees and roads were still under water . |
| 29 | Double glaze with bubble polythene to keep the warmth in during the coldest months . |
| 30 | Clean the glass using a special cleaner like K6 and insulate with bubble polythene to keep the warmth in . |