Example sentences of "which kept [pers pn] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly before the second anniversary of her wedding Mrs Tristan Gage suffered a miscarriage which kept her in bed for several cosseted days surrounded by every possible luxury and attention , including the embarrassed affection of her husband who had rather more idea how mares and hound bitches might feel at such moments than women , and the deep concern of her mother who , throughout her own twenty-six years of marriage had herself miscarried eight times . |
| 2 | All three of the plaintiff 's friends were killed in the accident and the plaintiff sustained very grave injuries which kept her in hospitals and a rehabilitation centre for almost three years . |
| 3 | Since taking up running and cycling two years ago , I have suffered the ravages of chest infections , colds , blisters , aches , pains , general wibbly-wobbliness , strained ligaments ( which kept me on crutches for a fortnight ) and I 've never felt better ! |
| 4 | He did hurt his back and lost a fair chuck of elbow on the side instruments which kept him in hospital in the UK for a couple of weeks . |
| 5 | If Marcos was cynical , he was no more so than the American foreign policy which kept him in power and in clover for 20 years . |
| 6 | He spent several weeks calling on the homes around his church to discover the needs of the community and the inhibitions which kept them from church attendance ( Schuller 1974:81 ) . |