Example sentences of "keep [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a low repetitive moan that she keeps up for the rest of the afternoon . |
| 2 | And it was funny , the carrion crows use to keep away for the whole week nearly . |
| 3 | In 1255 the warden was commanded to pay the smith 25 marks a year out of the revenues of his bailiwick for 25,000 quarrels , which he was to keep safely for the king 's use . |
| 4 | and I thought to myself that blooming cat 's after them and er it kept on for a long time and then , so I opened the window and looked out a big black cat was here where 's the big black cat coming from ? |
| 5 | A census of birds sighted each day throughout the year , and kept up for a considerable number of years , is an invaluable source of information to all concerned with the monitoring of bird numbers . |
| 6 | Wind was measured at 11.00 and 15.00 each day , but only counted if it kept up for an hour or more . |
| 7 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 8 | Murrells spent ten years in the reserve , kept there for the last few years against his will because Mitchell considered him indispensable . |
| 9 | But the sheaf was always cut The last sheaf was cut then it was er put in the barn and kept there for the year and |
| 10 | Pétain , he recommended , should now be put in command not only of the Left Bank , but of the Right Bank as well ; the ‘ fatigued ’ General Herr should be kept on for a while as Pétain 's adviser , then quietly ‘ limogé ’ . |
| 11 | Eight cars were illuminated , including car 3 of 1885 ( see p. 37 ) , and the lights were kept on for the rest of the season to enhance the scene . |
| 12 | He expected to be there for only three or four days , but he was kept in for a fortnight . |
| 13 | Aha that was just went in It was all blown to the side and that was it was kept just for the for the carol beasts for the sheds you see , for the that was what the what we saw what they bedded them down with that . |
| 14 | However , if gains are kept offshore for a sufficiently long period of time , the return on investment may exceed the increased capital gains tax liability . |
| 15 | Investors have been expecting its publication for the last two weeks but are fearful it will be kept back for the week when Parliament goes into the Christmas recess . |
| 16 | The lowering of interest rates last year provided extra spending power for the family but , as Mr Ingram , 34 , pointed out , that will probably now just be kept back for the rainy days to come in 1994 . |
| 17 | However , when music is written for a specific text , the maximum musical climax must be kept back for the decisive point in the words . |
| 18 | Naturally , the highest note is usually kept back for the greatest climax , together with maximum volume , note-length , accentuation , etc . |
| 19 | I understand that all the counterfoils and voting slips cast are kept securely for a period after an election until they are eventually destroyed . |
| 20 | Section 5(3) provides that a person is not liable under section 2 for any damage by an animal ‘ kept on any premises or structure to a person trespassing there , if it is proved either ( a ) that the animal was not kept there for the protection of persons or property ; or ( b ) ( if the animal was kept there for the protection of persons or property ) that keeping it there for that purpose was not unreasonable . ’ |
| 21 | Section 5(3) provides that a person is not liable under section 2 for any damage by an animal ‘ kept on any premises or structure to a person trespassing there , if it is proved either ( a ) that the animal was not kept there for the protection of persons or property ; or ( b ) ( if the animal was kept there for the protection of persons or property ) that keeping it there for that purpose was not unreasonable . ’ |