Example sentences of "keep [adj] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the subject of his father cropped up , which was not very often , Phil found that she could speak of him with true affection , keeping alive for the little boy his early memories of a loving father . |
| 2 | If Punch dies , how do I keep sane for the next 40 years ! ! |
| 3 | Now we have evidence which we will keep privy for the time being which will prove that neither Brampton nor Vechey committed suicide . |
| 4 | She would go down to the club and do some keep fit for an hour , then have a fruit juice lunch and see if she could find a game of tennis . |
| 5 | ‘ Will it keep fine for the shoot ? |
| 6 | Can you keep still for a minute , Kim ? |
| 7 | But it is the voice of Pearl investors which will have more influence on the outcome and they should keep quiet for the time being . |
| 8 | A word of warning here , I have seen tiny Neons for sale , but these are incredibly hard to keep alive for the newcomer to the hobby . |
| 9 | er We , we go out once a week on our bikes just to keep fit for the job more than anything , and have a pint away from the wives , er but er we 've looked into the idea of getting a bike specially made for Joanne , er the little girl who I said suffers from this disease . |
| 10 | Laverne is unable to keep silent for a moment longer . |
| 11 | The party line adopted by both companies maintains that USL will be free-standing and their two product lines kept distinct for the foreseeable future . |
| 12 | Put in as many as the bottle will hold conveniently , and put it in a warm sunny place for 12 hours , and keep warm for the next 12 , then remove the spikes . |
| 13 | Keep fit : Liverpool Keep Fit Association is to hold a sponsored keep fit for the Sunshine Bus Appeal at New Heys Comprehensive School , Heath Road , Allerton on November 14 . |
| 14 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 15 | Once , hearing an unaccountable noise in front of him , which ceased on the instant , he kept still for a long time ; and when at last he moved cautiously forward , found Silver crouching behind a tussock of cock's-foot for fear of the sound of his own approach . |
| 16 | ‘ He kept quiet for a long time working out how long soap could keep for , then he just said , ‘ Well , we 'll have to sell the things . ’ |
| 17 | Since then , the issue has been rumbling on in the French press , being kept alive for the fast-approaching Five Nations Championship . |
| 18 | If a relative wants to collect the ashes they can be collected or sent , but they will only be kept free for a time ( usually about a month ) — a charge will be made after that time . |
| 19 | The chief officers of the household had to ensure that " hearts were kept aflame for the king 's service " . |
| 20 | He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time . |
| 21 | It is best made at the last possible moment , although it can be kept warm for a short time in a bowl set over a pan of hot water . |
| 22 | Moulvi ali Zoha , a Rohingya Muslim who arrived in Bangladesh on Monday , told United News , a Bangladeshi news agency , that the soldiers were angered by the Muslims ' breaking open the doors of the mosque , which had been kept locked for the last few months since the Burmese authorities clamped down on the Rohingyas . |
| 23 | If we are not yet ready for such a grave ceremony , sooner or later we will be ; and if anyone thinks it macabre or mawkish , let them first read Derek Humphry 's moving account in his book Jean 's Way of how , when his wife had entered the terminal stage of bone cancer , he and she sat together over coffee and she took the pill which , with her full approval , he had obtained and kept safe for the occasion , and how she died peacefully in his arms . |
| 24 | Washing machines and dryers are kept busy for the rest of the day and much of the night . |
| 25 | It was kept cool for the sake of the product , and the décor itself was cool . |
| 26 | Zhang was killed instantly , although his death was kept secret for a few days . |
| 27 | After that meeting had finished , it would help police enquiries if the tourists could be kept amused for the rest of the morning . |
| 28 | ( 7 ) There are special provisions which apply to tenders on the London Stock Exchange ( reg C7 of the Stock Exchange Regulations ) , ie the London Stock Exchange normally only permits " maximum price " tenders , all acceptances must be channelled through Stock Exchange Member Firms rather than direct applications from the public , the offer must be kept open for a minimum of eight days , and the London Stock Exchange imposes detailed procedural and content requirements . |
| 29 | In Miss Weeton 's Journal of a Governess , she writes on 15th September 1810 : ‘ I would have introduced you to Mr. Green , who keeps an exhibition of drawings ( all his own ) in that village where you might have been amused for two or three hours-for he has a great number , two rooms being kept open for the purpose . |
| 30 | The Labour party in this county , values the role of small rural schools , but we are not prepared to see urban schools suffer to make sure that urb , rural schools are kept open for the sake of being kept open . |