Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [conj] keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a means of providing controlled access to the unspoilt beauty of the Park and keep it that way . |
| 2 | And the biggest job was keeping the water in the boiler and keeping the You had to get steam . |
| 3 | By ‘ working class ’ he means the variety that keeps a tidy front garden and teaches its children impeccable manners , not the type with no curtains and eight , moulting dogs . |
| 4 | If he was n't home , I 'd go back to the squat and keep my head down for a few days . |
| 5 | Morgan , held big equity stakes in companies , had seats on the board and kept a close eye on management . |
| 6 | Clamping one of these rulers to the board and keeping both rulers together , I cut the first groove , and then widen the groove by putting a shim between the rulers . |
| 7 | There was the possibility of large-scale investment from Manchester and other northern councils hoping to stem the tide and keep a vestige of the newspaper industry in the city . |
| 8 | ‘ You could have taken the money and kept quiet , ’ he said abruptly . |
| 9 | Small-scale improvements can often be paid for out of savings , but if you are spending more substantial amounts , it might be better to borrow the money and keep your savings for regular maintenance work . |
| 10 | Try to extract the egg capsule from the wormery and keep it as described below . |
| 11 | That 's the raised rim around the hatch that keeps the water out , ’ he explained as if talking to a three-year-old . |
| 12 | Those who have to make the decision whether to keep or discard are often people who have spent their lives among books . |
| 13 | The remaining four fans inflate the skirt to provide the cushion that keeps the Al-88 above the sea . |
| 14 | A longer but more interesting approach is possible by leaving the cart track at the viaduct and keeping along the east side of the railway ; join the track from Winterscales to Dentdale by passing over a bridge near the entrance to Blea Moor tunnel . |
| 15 | " Pass your Dad the marmalade and keep your sleeves out of that butter " . |
| 16 | The CIT 's members are standing up to the recession and keeping close to their customers and associates . |
| 17 | One banana sold on the streets may cost 100 roubles ( about a quarter of a skilled worker 's monthly wages ) but tickets to the Maryinsky Theatre — I follow Gergiev 's nomenclature in restoring the tsarist title to the building and keeping the name of Stalin 's ill-fated henchman for the opera company — remain between 15 and 20 roubles . |
| 18 | Do n't tell , show — the slogan that keeps this myth from exploding . |
| 19 | Invariably , during the play period , the dominant puppy would get the toy and keep it . |
| 20 | I 'll wheel it along to the cottage and keep it dry for you , and you can call for it tomorrow . |
| 21 | MAKE or defrost the stuffing and keep it chilled . |
| 22 | As you start brushing , part the hair down to the skin and keep the unbrushed hair separate from the brushed coat . |
| 23 | First , there is the kind that keeps the UK out of the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) of the European Monetary System . |
| 24 | First , there is the kind that keeps the UK out of the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) of the European Monetary System . |
| 25 | You two drag him back in the cabin and keep your eyes on him . |
| 26 | What you do is hold the end of the stick and keep the arm more or less still . |
| 27 | These pilots invariably demonstrate the basic response of pushing forwards on the stick and keeping it there . |
| 28 | That was the course that kept the others down . |
| 29 | Year after year the crisis never climaxed , perhaps prevented from doing so by the Committee 's success in improving the course and keeping the existing members together . |
| 30 | An artificially high voice can be achieved quite unconsciously by tightening the diaphragm and keeping tension in the neck . |