Example sentences of "and keep it [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He then was responsible for salting the venison and packing it in barrels , and keeping it safe until required , or sending it wherever the king wanted it . |
2 | Setting up the experiment in Utah and keeping it secret turned out to be easier than in Britain . |
3 | Eating was part of the serious business of training your body and keeping it fit . |
4 | But it 's clear his orders are to stay outside and keep it verbal , and soon he comes on heavy with the landlord 's message . |
5 | plastic cover to try and keep it nice it 's looking a little bit er worse for wear . |
6 | Amy wo n't do it and I ca n't find anyone even to come in and keep it tidy . ’ |
7 | The top fits really snugly over the teat and keeps it sterile , so you do n't have to bother inverting it into the bottle . |
8 | A side channel from the estuary leads to Kumana lake and keeps it full when the villus elsewhere are dry . |
9 | For several hundred years , the ‘ Debatable Land ’ was largely uninhabited and to keep it that way , in 1551 , a proclamation was issued jointly by the two nations , to the effect that : ‘ All Englishmen and Scottishmen after this proclamation is made are , and shall be , free to rob , burn , spoil , slay , murder and destroy , all and every such person or persons , their bodies , buildings , goods and cattle as do remain or shall inhabit upon any part of the said debatable land . |
10 | He told Sir Bryan to get the Chief Constable on the line immediately and to keep it open in the meantime . |
11 | Encouragement and real results are the essential ingredients required to nurture adequate supplies of willpower and to keep it growing . |
12 | Karen Rigby , regional director of MacIntyres said ‘ She wanted to come and see the project in action and keep it all very informal . ’ |
13 | You 'll have to get your stuff down and , you know what one we 'll have to get , you know those big cases that she get 's from Ikea , and bring it all down and get one of those for your bedroom and keep it all in Started your homework yet Lee ? |
14 | Say I got mugged and keep it all . |
15 | And keep it warm and then er if you had er Then you had the chickens to you had to set the clucking hens and and bring out as many chickens as you could . |
16 | Expand it , and keep it cheap ( the opposite is happening ) . |
17 | around it , you know , and keep it intact but we 'll we 'll try it . |
18 | I 'll wheel it along to the cottage and keep it dry for you , and you can call for it tomorrow . |
19 | no that 's alright we try and keep it confidential so they work evenings they 'll contact you , is there |
20 | And keep it moist , keep it watered . |
21 | And keep it moist . |
22 | Were all very concerned to keep it open and keep it flourishing . |
23 | ‘ I 'd rather play a 3-iron and keep it low . ’ |
24 | If the money to fund a curator is n't raised in time , the Pitt Rivers music collection will be the only music collection of its class in the world without a qualified musicologist to look after it and keep it alive for the rest of us . |
25 | I just want to go with the least amount of gear I can get away with , be able to troubleshoot it myself and keep it simple . |
26 | It was a means of providing controlled access to the unspoilt beauty of the Park and keep it that way . |
27 | So it 's important that you know about your rainwater disposal system — so that you can either put it in good repair and keep it that way or safely replace an old system with a modern plastic one which will work properly . |
28 | In the presentation you get people up front and they talk at ya do n't they for a few minutes , try and keep it interesting etcetera etcetera . |
29 | ‘ And keep it short . |
30 | taking that out and keep it clean . |