Example sentences of "be kept within [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 An additional feature of the Goldstar step ladder is the useful tool tray which fits neatly on to the handrail , making a place for tools to be kept within easy reach .
2 Although some of his referees had said he was ‘ extremely zealous ’ and needed to be kept within specific guidelines , at the time , that had struck Shaughnessy as a commendation rather than a reservation .
3 ‘ must be kept within narrow limits if it is not to shake the confidence of those who habitually and rightly rely on signatures when there is no obvious reason to doubt their validity .
4 Human relationships can not usually be kept within neat bounds by both partners , but tend to spill over in deep emotions of pain and anger .
5 The designers were facing the question : - Can the search space be kept within manageable proportions until this disambiguating information is reached , or should one try to find the ‘ narrow ’ point and start from there ?
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