Example sentences of "keep it [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's been so hard keeping it all to myself . ’ |
2 | Keeping it all in house , Henry Cook Lumsden Plc is the broker to the issue . |
3 | Their political passivity about these communal services ca n't be understood without taking into account the benefit of keeping it all in the family — for men it secured their surveillance over the time and labour of women . |
4 | And to look at the colourful display of begonias , geraniums and fuchsias set against the trees and shrubs , the unusual rockery plants , the miniature acres in their raised beds , linked pools and waterfall , emptying into a small bog garden , and the greenhouse brimming with plants raised from cuttings and seed , you would think the Doughtys spend hours every day keeping it all in trim . |
5 | I 'm keeping it warm for you ! ’ |
6 | This success also gave City their first League double of the season , but it was a little ironical that in a game where the respective goalkeepers played a prominent part in keeping it goalless for 70 minutes , an error by the Halesowen custodian should have produced the match winning goal . |
7 | Stand the cutting in strong light , keeping it damp without drowning it ! |
8 | Rather , the tradition includes and is aware of its primitive origins : this reminds the tradition of its vulnerability and need to look for higher guidance , while keeping it aware of crude root emotions which can not be avoided . |
9 | Each evening I reported to Anne , keeping it light for the most part . |
10 | How did they keep it cool on the boat ? |
11 | How did they keep it cool on the boat ? |
12 | Terrestrial amphibians respire through their skin and to do this must keep it moist with mucus . |
13 | So do n't keep it all to yourself ! |
14 | However it is optimistic that most companies will be able to make the transition and that the industry 's financial resources , technical expertise and established market will keep it one of the highest rated in the world — at Moody 's , the industry 's average credit rating is double-A-2 , just below its double-A-1 average rating for phone companies outside the US , the highest rated group of all , and a rating matched only by global electrical equipment manufacturers , pharmaceutical companies and non-US electric utilities . |
15 | The Gardeners ' Manual has been designed to pull out and collect , so you can always keep it close at hand with your other gardening reference books . |
16 | The Gardeners ' Manual has bee designed to pull out and collect , so you can always keep it close at hand with your other gardening reference books . |
17 | Anyway , let us arrange it like this : we 'll keep it quiet until the beginning of the year , and then , if you have n't changed your mind ’ — he leant his head towards her , a soft smile on his face — ‘ I will ask your mother if we can become engaged , and just before you 're seventeen or just after , we 'll be married . ’ |
18 | I did not see how he could keep it secret for much longer , but that was his business . |
19 | This will not only reassure the candidate you know what you are doing , which will encourage his/her cooperation , it will also keep it clear in your own mind . |
20 | So er just beware of what you 're doing when you , when you , course you can actually keep a mortgage a a account open , in other words you can keep it open on a pound a year whatever it is with the Halifax . |
21 | ’ I 'll keep it safe for you . |
22 | You , you know how I feel , I mean er Rob does a lot of good work but he keeps it all to himself and we 've got ta be bigger than keeping it to ourselves , it 's everybody 's responsibility vocational education from right down from year seven right the way across the board , they 've got ta |
23 | Similarly , if you ever notice someone having a ‘ good ’ positive argument , even if they seem quite passionate , if you are allowed to listen , try and see what keeps it all on the straight and narrow and allows a beneficial and not destructive outcome to be the result . |
24 | It is this general systematic approach which keeps it distinct from the application areas of computing . |
25 | It is now available in resealable table pack , which also keeps it fresh in the fridge . |
26 | She submitted meekly to his expert ministrations as he re-dressed the wound , giving her terse instructions to keep it dry from then on until the stitches were removed . |
27 | But Mick and I never questioned ourselves ; we just tried to keep it all on the road . ’ |
28 | Then I 'd wonder why people kept telling me not to take it and conclude that they just wanted to keep it all for themselves . |
29 | She needed to keep it all to herself for a few hours — hours in which she could live that precious time over and over again , recall his kisses , his voice and , above all , the look in his eyes . |
30 | He just wants to keep it all within his own unit . |