Example sentences of "to keep [pers pn] in check " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1724 Wade reported that of the 22,000 fighting men who , he estimated , might be raised in the Highlands , 12,000 were active or potential Jacobites , some with hidden weapons , and that the best way to keep them in check was with independent companies of loyal Highlanders , under their own Whig but Gaelic-speaking officers . |
| 2 | Western economies are certainly prone to crises , but the state seems able to keep them in check . |
| 3 | My wife does try to keep me in check . |
| 4 | So far , we 've been able to keep him in check . |
| 5 | There 's no opposition in parliament any more to keep her in check . |
| 6 | If a wheel starts to spin , the brake attached to it squeezes just enough to keep it in check while the engine throttles back . |
| 7 | He , if anyone , would be guaranteed to keep it in check . |