Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] keeping " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over all , you 'd have fared much better than keeping your money in a bank or building society . |
| 2 | Stooping down and keeping a very sharp lookout from under my hat , I coughed several times , splashed the water about , and then , moving very slowly and gathering dry sticks on the way ( as the local Indians might do ) , I went to the foot of the steep rock . |
| 3 | They can be territorial , so if keeping several specimens in the same aquarium allow plenty of hiding places . |
| 4 | They can be territorial , so if keeping several specimens in the same aquarium allow plenty of hiding places . |
| 5 | As she walked down the wide stone steps to the ground floor her confusion was diverted by the sight of two men in their twenties , chatting together and keeping a watchful early evening eye over two three-year-olds playing hide and seek round the curve of the banisters . |
| 6 | GETTING TOGETHER AND KEEPING IN TOUCH |
| 7 | Always aerate your system adequately especially when keeping Marines . |
| 8 | It 's important to understand the effect that water hardness can have on your fish , especially when keeping sensitive soft water species , such as Discus . |
| 9 | I think I need to do more with people — in depth , rather than keeping the bubble in the air at frothy chat-show level , ’ she explains . |
| 10 | It is also good at containing costs and farming out its staff to work on site rather than keeping them in expensive offices of its own . |
| 11 | In a couple or family contract the patient and his partner , for example , may undertake to do things on a reciprocal basis ( e.g. a husband agrees to organize weekly social outings for he and his wife , while she agrees to tell him when she is feeling distressed , rather than keeping her feelings to herself ) . |
| 12 | To add realism to the stop-motion scenes , small camera movements were introduced , including a couple of slight pans , rather than keeping the camera rigidly still for a whole series of single-frame exposures . |
| 13 | We have to find ways of managing waiting more effectively and keeping the customer ( be it general practitioner or patient ) informed . |
| 14 | The staff were n't friendly but they were efficient , serving basic food quickly and keeping the hut clean . |
| 15 | Walking or cycling to work or to the station instead of using the car , and exercising the dog regularly ( breathing deeply and keeping a good posture as we walk ) , are ways of incorporating exercise into the normal schedule . |
| 16 | At this point Mr Wilson the Strict Deputy Head arrived ( every school with more than one Deputy Head has a ‘ Strict ’ one for telling you off and keeping order in assemblies , and a ‘ Friendly ’ one for helping you when you 've been bullied ) . |
| 17 | As oil floats on water , this allowed the water to be drained off while keeping the roofs afloat on the crude . |
| 18 | If a related question ( eg ‘ Have you received any training or instruction in setting up or keeping accounts ’ ) resulted in a negative answer , then this could be pursued further to find a way of improving the situation ; for example by arranging for accounting instructions to be held at the EPH , or by ensuring that newcomers received formal or informal training in accounting procedures , and so on . |
| 19 | It was just a matter of moving carefully and keeping his eyes open . |
| 20 | of fighting back or keeping self-respect . |
| 21 | Former England winger , Brian Marwood who 's on trial could have celebrated his first game with a hat trick , but County keeper , Martin Taylor was on top form and by keeping Swindon out and keeping his own team in the game he was the match winner . |
| 22 | He knew only too well that keeping the peace at home required most of his attention . |
| 23 | Earn your freedom by behaving well and keeping in with your owner . |
| 24 | But this pilot is skilled enough to throw a plane around while keeping perfect control . |
| 25 | The corner braces form the Gothic arch shape as well as keeping the whole structure rigid |
| 26 | The Ops Room telephone rang continuously , and the staff were kept busy handling reports as well as keeping HQ AMF(L) informed as to what was going on . |
| 27 | In the 1960s , under the Sandys plan , a regular army of only 165,000 was expected to maintain stability in the colonial Empire as well as keeping BAOR at 55,000 men — not an inviting prospect . |
| 28 | So as well as keeping you informed we are trying to encourage in NEW MEMBERS . |
| 29 | As well as keeping his own large beloved patch looking like the Garden of Eden , he still found time to tend Colonel Murchison 's land at weekends . |
| 30 | As well as keeping the pipes clear , the gangs are learning to avoid accidentally connecting sewers to water pipes . |