Example sentences of "kept [adv] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If cases were to be properly judged in Aquitaine , kept out of the Paris Parlement or adjudicated successfully by ad hoc commissions in either Gascony or ( if a petition to the king in parliament had been made ) in England , then knowledge of tenurial conditions , rights , duties and privileges was essential . |
| 2 | Since the success of ‘ A Fish Called Wanda ’ , he has largely kept out of the public eye . |
| 3 | Gina almost always kept out of the way when he had anyone in . |
| 4 | These had always been kept closed , trussed-up , gingerly moved , kept out of the way lest they offend . |
| 5 | Sabine Jourdain had been killed because of what she was prepared to say , Barbara Coleman had been kept out of the way because of what she knew and Rain was to be killed before she could publish the story . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , Philippe thought I should be kept out of the way for a few days … ’ |
| 7 | The advantage of a special utility room ( perhaps and old scullery or larder ) is that the noise , steam and clutter associated with doing the laundry is kept out of the kitchen , but the disadvantage is the extra space it takes up . |
| 8 | Small babies — under the age of six months — should be kept out of the sun altogether . |
| 9 | Babies under six months have very little natural protection and should be kept out of the sun altogether . |
| 10 | Experts say that babies under six months should be kept out of the sun altogether and children should wear total block sunscreens , even when just playing out in the summer at home . |
| 11 | They had to be kept out of the water until they had lost their baby down and grown waterproof adult oily feathers . |
| 12 | Women as tempting as you should be kept out of the sight of mortal men . ’ |
| 13 | She says Dickens knows how to write about men but women are kept out of the limelight . |
| 14 | The previous year regular Arts Centre visitors complained they had been kept out of the centre because of the massive popularity of the festival . |
| 15 | If the law is to recognise the significance of the individual 's physical integrity , then it must provide for offences of this kind even if some of the conduct falling within the definition of the offence is properly kept out of the courts by prosecutorial discretion . |
| 16 | The right shoulder needs to be held back and kept out of the backswing as long as possible . |
| 17 | If you look at the tonnage kept out of the landfill |
| 18 | Then the risks that Hayzen associates with the ‘ Scramble ’ position may not exist , because rivals have been kept out of the market and it is too late to enter . |
| 19 | I had done very little imaginative work and would not have regarded this as my greatest negotiating success , but it was certainly so regarded by Harold Wilson who assured me that my name would be kept out of the proceedings , since I had then , and retain , a keen dislike for gratuitous publicity . |
| 20 | The Soviet Union had been kept out of the administration of Japan other than the futile complaints of the Soviet representative in the ACJ . |
| 21 | A weekly list of horses to follow HUFOOF : Had her stands-side rivals beaten in a 24-runner sprint at Haydock on Saturday but was kept out of the frame by the finishers on the far side of the track . |
| 22 | Erm it maybe that in this alteration the erm it 's worth just spending a minute on whether B eight should just be kept out of the frame for the moment and it 's something that gets dealt with at a later time when more policies are in play . |
| 23 | Finally someone spoke to a policeman about her , saying he thought it was disgraceful that such a person should be allowed to lurk about near to a play-park for the under-fives , and that ‘ nutty beggar-women ’ should be kept out of the parks . |
| 24 | Speed boats and fishing nets also need to be kept out of the area . |
| 25 | Support will come from another useful acquisition in Joey Benjamin , 31 , who was kept out of the Warwickshire side last year after impressing in 1990 with 34 wickets at 30 . |
| 26 | But he is likely to be kept out of the team by Prost who is believed to have a deal which bars the Brazilian from coming in as his partner . |
| 27 | Many drivers sympathise with the suggestion cars should be kept out of the city centre . |
| 28 | Small items of cash are kept out of the cash book , thus saving time and space . |
| 29 | Your article of April 10th about the CS First Boston Group states that it has been kept out of the league of top-flight American investment banks . |
| 30 | Coal miners , too , seem to have been among the groups to have kept ahead of the wartime price surge . |