Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt she had learned nothing about him as a man , that in some secret way he was keeping her at a distance . |
| 2 | He 'd laughed at her , teased her , and succeeded in keeping her at a distance . |
| 3 | The Doc 's patented micro-organisms were beavering away inside , keeping her at the peak of perfection . |
| 4 | Under the heading ‘ A better quality of life ’ , Labour 's policy review for the 1990s declared that the future of the planet depended on keeping it at the top of the agenda : |
| 5 | ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’ |
| 6 | It 's good practice to use three balls in rotation in cold weather , one being in play on any one hole , and the two others remaining in your pocket where your body heat can keep them at a reasonable temperature . |
| 7 | Quite simply , such an additional demand for the currencies concerned would help keep them at a higher level , with a consequent reduction in their export surpluses . |
| 8 | If it came to it you could keep them at the Chestnuts over the road . |
| 9 | And it is Britain she thanks for the startling transformation and thinks will keep her at the top . |
| 10 | What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise . |
| 11 | Andy Platt , England 's latest recruit , has agreed a new deal with Aston Villa which will keep him at the club until 1994 . |
| 12 | JOHN MORRIS , Derbyshire 's 28-year-old vice-captain , has ended speculation about his cricketing future by signing a two-year extension to his contract which will keep him at the Recreation Ground until 1996 . |
| 13 | And also : According to local rag , Wilko has denied he will be signing a contract next week that will keep him at the club until 1999 . |
| 14 | ‘ Money is my motivation , but what keeps me at the top is that I 'm petrified of losing . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | No ulterior motive lurks behind it , but it keeps you at a distance . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’ |
| 18 | The latest phase obliges vehicles delivering a wide range of food products to keep them at a temperature of no more than 8C . |
| 19 | He has always been fanatically into body culture , punishing his muscles to keep them at the peak of definition and tone . |
| 20 | The aim , to keep them at the top of the sport . |
| 21 | ‘ How long are you going to keep me at a distance ? ’ he rasped . |
| 22 | I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’ |
| 23 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 24 | And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance . |
| 25 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 26 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 27 | Clough will consider it a much needed morale booster if he can get Keane 's signature on the new deal , even though the battle to keep him at the City Ground is far from being won . |
| 28 | Michael holds Howard by the upper arms , to take in his corporeal presence through his finger-tips , and to keep him at the right distance for gazing at in astonishment . |
| 29 | Surely the manager could have massaged his ego enough to keep him at the club . |
| 30 | ‘ It is number 52 , is n't it ? ’ she asked , just to keep him at the end of the line . |