Example sentences of "as [pers pn] keep the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one more secret within my family , and it is a secret I shall keep , as I kept the secret of Fergus . |
| 2 | Running behind him just seemed effortless and when I kicked he did n't go with me and he gradually dropped back as I kept the pace up . ’ |
| 3 | He also watches through lowered eyebrows as I keep the heads on my fish . |
| 4 | As long as you kept the public happy and there were no complaints — no-one could find any complaints to write into Head Office with — you were doing a good job . |
| 5 | There is no difficulty in this whatsoever so long as you keep the silver piece level with the needles . |
| 6 | So long as you keep the Looms properly oiled and follow the rules you ca n't really go far wrong . |
| 7 | Yes , as long as you keep the ball . |
| 8 | As long as she kept the action out of town . ’ |
| 9 | On Vadinamia secrets are kept , and visitors are left strictly alone as long as they keep the peace . |
| 10 | It may be that the only times the parents show joint concern is when the child misbehaves and so the child continues to be difficult as it keeps the family together . |
| 11 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Robinson could have a wide brief as well , so long as he keeps the chancellor 's confidence . |
| 13 | The King , in the Declaration of Breda , had promised that no man would be molested for differences of religious opinion , so long as he kept the peace . |
| 14 | As he kept the last Christmas of his life at Saumur , he can hardly have failed to see how many of his barons stayed away , a sure sign that they were preparing to transfer their allegiance to Richard and Philip . |
| 15 | Franco , too , knew that as long as he kept the lid of repression screwed tightly down on the Left , his fiercest opponents would never be able to constitute a serious threat . |
| 16 | As they drove into the courtyard , she glanced at him in surprise as he kept the car engine running . |