Example sentences of "[pers pn] to keep a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be possible for you to keep a limited number of goldfish , as they are very hardy and can tolerate a very harsh environment . |
| 2 | What will give you that extra bite of interest is something like — and here I stop and open my indexed notebook of Victoriana ( and I advise you to keep a similar book for your chosen period ) and I find under " B " : boiled mutton on the sideboard for breakfast . |
| 3 | The answers should help you to keep a realistic grip on your decorating ideas and these should be as flexible as possible . |
| 4 | Customers can also choose from a wide range of numbers , enabling them to keep a memorable number or one that is associated with their business . |
| 5 | — as soon as you are drilling basic questions , use them to keep a given conversation item going as long as possible . |
| 6 | ‘ But because when we join up it will be on the back of a full weekend 's fixtures of FA Cup matches — and by that time they will have played 15 games for their clubs — I 've just asked them to keep a little compartment in their minds about England . |
| 7 | When she started flying her parents asked me to keep a watchful eye on her . |
| 8 | How the hell does he expect me to keep a straight pen ? |
| 9 | ‘ I think you will agree that that will make it extremely easy for me to keep a constant eye on you ? ’ |
| 10 | This means for the neighbourhood man , the man on the beat , that it is difficult for him to keep a low profile . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll tell her to keep a light burning . ’ |
| 12 | A blazing row follows , which Sheila 's mother reports to the social worker , who in turn asks her to keep a written record of contacts between Sheila and Mark for the family assessment . |
| 13 | There we were briefed by local staff who wanted us to keep a seaward eye on the local Colliers from Rotterdam following an outbreak of watch smuggling in Poole . |