Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] [prep] the straight " in BNC.
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| 1 | You now , he , he 's had , I 'm just keeping him on the straight and narrow while he 's on remission . |
| 2 | Godparents , these state that you should keep them on the straight and narrow |
| 3 | Laurie , known to the boxing boys as Lol , believes boxing can give ‘ lads with fire in their belly ’ an ambition which keeps them on the straight and narrow . |
| 4 | In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow . |
| 5 | She was frigid and strait-laced and therefore somewhat ill-equipped to keep me on the straight and narrow . |
| 6 | ‘ Older than you , married , female : it was up to me to keep us on the straight and narrow . |
| 7 | You may be able to keep us to the straight and narrow . |
| 8 | So long as you ke keep me on the straight and narrow at the same time really . |
| 9 | The shapely brunette , whose job was to help Davies kick his heroin and cocaine addiction and keep him on the straight and narrow , was turned on by their wild romps . |