Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | No there was a kinda of a veil that kept the voices coming up . |
| 2 | The scheme applies to Peugeots up to five years old and there is no limit on cost , ‘ as long as it is a part that keeps the vehicle off the road ’ . |
| 3 | Then they led us into a building and kept us there , all together . ‘ |
| 4 | Please send us a donation and keep CND 's peace message at the forefront of a changing world . |
| 5 | A control account is merely an extra account inserted at the back of a ledger or kept separately to make the ledger self-balancing . |
| 6 | Now you have to go to Liverpool and rather than go over each day and gerr a quarter , I 'd rather buy a gram and keep hold of it . |
| 7 | That generated a bonanza that kept many troubled banks afloat . |
| 8 | Item No 5 : it is extremely difficult to date these religious medallions , struck to be blessed by a priest and kept as a talisman . |
| 9 | A common cat problem , reviving a hamster and keeping pets healthy at Christmas . |
| 10 | Somewhere buried in my brain is a puzzled little voice that keeps trying to ask a question but keeps getting shushed by everyone else . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd rather play a 3-iron and keep it low . ’ |
| 12 | However , legal action was far from 26-year-old Shaunagh 's mind yesterday as she sipped a lager and kept the Maltsters Arms running smoothly . |
| 13 | Open a window and keep the room cool but not cold . |
| 14 | She felt that the atmosphere between them was suddenly much easier although he said nothing for a moment but kept on looking at her as if he were turning something over in his mind . |
| 15 | A sedentary existence or a job that keeps you standing around for hours is liable to encourage a poor circulation as well as allowing the buttock and thigh muscles to become weak and flabby , making cellulite much worse . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Nowadays the holding of dances , raffles , and pub talks along with the fixture has pushed up the sums enormously , although if inflation and house prices are taken into account even £50,000 or over is hardly a fortune for a man who has to find a job and keep a family . |
| 18 | Record the salient terms of the sale ( eg the purchase price , whether the property is freehold or leasehold , desired date of completion , etc ; in the case of a buyer , that the purchase is subject to selling the buyer 's own house or seeking a mortgage and to keep you informed as to his or her success ) . |
| 19 | His view was that Hollywood could never make such a picture ‘ simply because in all America you could hardly collect a hundred actors and put them in a picture and keep them from acting ’ . |
| 20 | Since daylight was flooding into the world , I was able to stay at a distance and keep him in sight . |
| 21 | and if there 's plant out in the sun for one we can put one in a pot and keep it in the kitchen |
| 22 | " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox . |
| 23 | Immobilise the joint for a while and keep the arm in a sling . ’ |
| 24 | I love it because it means I get to lots of other countries and see different people and different cultures , and I hate it because it is such a hassle and keeps me away from my family and friends . |
| 25 | Just as it was our duty , we felt , to shower two or three times a day and keep ourselves wrapped in a permanent cloud of Charlie perfume , so , it seemed , it was the male imperative to cultivate mossy teeth and socks that could stand up on their own . |
| 26 | She wished she had taken a chance and kept Angel , for there was no lessening of the pain that parting with her had caused , and no comfort to be found in Newcastle Place . |
| 27 | ‘ The social worker at the hospital — she was marvellous — she put us in touch with a charity that keeps a list of all these types of Homes and she sent us a list and this one was more or less on our doorstep . |
| 28 | Progress was slow , but by the mid-eighteenth century success had been achieved in both methods of calculating longitude : the Greenwich astronomers had worked out the tables for the movements of the moon and an English watchmaker , John Harrison , had made a chronometer that kept such perfect time that it could meet the requirements of any sailor . |
| 29 | My blaster , ’ she said , backing towards a wall and keeping her eyes on the widening gap between the doors . |
| 30 | Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of . |