Example sentences of "keep it [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was gritting his teeth against the pain , keeping it at bay while he studied the stump , the severed hand . |
| 2 | Since you will be constantly referring to your picture for colour reference I would recommend keeping it under glass and just taping the sides very firmly to stop the flowers being damaged . |
| 3 | Public spending — or rather , keeping it under control — is the job of the Chief Secretary , the Treasury 's other Cabinet minister . |
| 4 | You 're supposed to be keeping it under control , Owen . |
| 5 | Halfords , one the country 's leading independent after-sales parts suppliers , said it was ‘ keenly aware of the EC move ’ and was keeping it under review . |
| 6 | The harp is , however , susceptible to fluctuations of heat and humidity , and keeping it in tune may require its re-tuning even during a service . |
| 7 | The intention is to speed up the taking of kick-offs and to stop the time wasting practice of kicking the ball dead instead of keeping it in play from the kick-off . |
| 8 | There was nothing that could be used for a cradle so obviously she intended keeping it in bed with her , but Sarah had heard tales of babies being smothered like that and she was surprisingly anxious that her newly expected brother or sister would n't end up that way . |
| 9 | And if we 're keeping it in cash , can we buy some gilts ? or can we buy some fixed interest securities ? |
| 10 | er Red er Leicester , I got a lump last and there was no taste at all and on the second day , we not having a proper fridge just er , a a fridge you know keeping it in store |
| 11 | The Founders were to be the guardians of the purity of the paper , protecting it and keeping it in touch with the grass roots which they represented . |
| 12 | This was not what Alice called ‘ keeping it in period ’ . |
| 13 | The essential reason for obeying the sovereign power was that keeping it in power was inevitably better for the security of each than the chaos of civil war , or a society without government . |
| 14 | I 'll keep it for breakfast , " she pointed to the scone which Nicandra had laid on top of the po cupboard , " I love them … scones . " |
| 15 | We hope you will keep it to hand and that you find it useful for the future . |
| 16 | Systemic application and Bordeaux mixture in the dormant period should keep it at bay . |
| 17 | You can keep it at home with other important papers , or give it to your executor , your professional adviser , or your bank to look after . |
| 18 | This is a privilege for which no legatee could hope , since if the heir took a fancy to property left by legacy , he could keep it on payment of a ( no doubt inflated ) valuation of its worth to the legatee . |
| 19 | You do n't nee you just keep it on volume |
| 20 | If you say that a freely-floating body — and the weights would help a bit there , because they 'd keep it under water and out of any wind — moves down on the ebb at an average of a bit under two knots , you 'd not be far wrong . |
| 21 | All that does , in effect , as you know is i i is reduce the unit price share price , it has no other effect erm a and I think it 's purely cosmetic myself and nowadays I think a share price of around seven hundred P which is , er where the shares are currently hovering , is not e enormously disproportionate but of course we 'll keep it under consideration . |
| 22 | I 'll keep it under lock and key , many thanks . |
| 23 | Oh well you can keep it in case we need to screw up the roof again then . |
| 24 | She 's got ta keep it in kitchen . |
| 25 | I reckon the average user will keep it in working order for ages — I kill them at roughly yearly intervals . |
| 26 | ‘ No , I wo n't burn it , I 'll keep it in memory of her , poor thing ! ’ |
| 27 | And Fidelity kept saying well , er if we do n't feel like investing it this month , can we keep it in cash a bit longer ? |
| 28 | Do they keep it in cash in a piggy bank , or in a current account in a real bank ; or do they put it in some interest bearing time account ; or do they buy stocks and shares or government bonds ; or do they buy some physical asset such as a car or property ? |
| 29 | It deserves full and separate treatment , but the reader will no doubt keep it in mind as a major aspect of children 's emotional lives . |
| 30 | ‘ I will surely keep it in mind . ’ |