Example sentences of "they [vb past] to keep the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the Dr McKenna Cup against both Monaghan and Tyrone they failed to keep the momentum going . |
| 2 | They strove to keep the canoe 's bows heading into steep seas while they baled with tin mugs whenever there was a moment 's let-up in the fury . |
| 3 | They decided to keep the sailors to help sail the ship , but they did not need me . |
| 4 | They struggled to keep the winter out . |
| 5 | Did they managed to keep the land they had invaded ? |
| 6 | Fight as they did to keep the canoe on course they were driven westward of Castiglione ( near Sidi Ferruch ) when they should have been east of this port . |
| 7 | They had to keep the river streams all flowing and if there was any deluge of rain and stones they would have to keep all the pools in good order and they would |
| 8 | They continued to keep the book in print and supply it . |
| 9 | ‘ It was n't very well illustrated , ’ says Sendak , ‘ but they wanted to keep the smallness and the charm . |