Example sentences of "kept [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angrily , she fought down the urge to turn , and kept her eye on the bead of light , willing the pathetic creature beyond to come to it . |
| 2 | Britta filled her mind with thoughts of grey blankness , and kept her finger on the button she had pressed . |
| 3 | She kept her hand on the pilot 's yoke and followed through on his movements in case of trouble , but without any qualms he greased the Seneca on to the eleven-thousand-foot Runway 27 at Goose Bay . |
| 4 | The little boys kept their vigil on the stairs . |
| 5 | Although he was no longer resident , Pembroke kept his name on the College books until a still greater indiscretion made that impossible : he married , and what was worse , married a Catholic , in 1752 . |
| 6 | The Prince kept his hand on the bible . |
| 7 | But he kept his hand on the hilt , and his eyes on the assassin . |
| 8 | All the time he talked he kept his hand on the bonnet , partly for reassurance — he was less confident than he seemed — and partly as a caress . |
| 9 | His dynamic power and ability to stay on his feet in the tackle kept his side on the move throughout . |
| 10 | His failure can not have pleased the training officer , who was paid a bonus for every dealer who kept his place on the dealing floor . |
| 11 | He kept his typewriter on the top of a filing cabinet and would rattle off his memos and missives from an awkward standing position . |
| 12 | The boy kept his glance on the floor . |