Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] keeping " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides anchorites who were physically enclosed , there were also those who led eremitical lives of greater physical mobility , preaching and teaching , sometimes performing labouring tasks like road-mending or keeping care of bridges , sometimes living more haphazardly off the charity of others . |
| 2 | And er , I thought I 'd probably have wall paper on that wall , you know , use , use the curtains just as plenty of fullness , but have them for keeping out the light or keeping in the heat , |
| 3 | That the raiseing or keeping a Standing Army within the Kingdom in time of Peace unlesse it be with consent of Parliament is against Law . |
| 4 | She waited for morning , the words playing through her mind and keeping her from sleep . |
| 5 | Moreover , major advances were made in training child care staff both for residential work and for the fieldwork of finding substitute homes , supervising fostering and keeping contact with parents . |
| 6 | They will need little or no pruning beyond dead-heading and keeping them within bounds . |
| 7 | LOSING WEIGHT AND KEEPING IT DOWN |
| 8 | ‘ I could never have done this much before , but keeping busy has been a very important part in losing weight and keeping it off , ’ she says . |
| 9 | After criticising Government policy since 1979 , when the Conservatives came to power , Mr Clarke said : ‘ For John Major to claim credit for Hoover jobs staying Scotland — thanks to him opting out of the Social Chapter and keeping wages down — is a disgraceful betrayal of the Scottish workforce . |
| 10 | ‘ in the execution of his duty ’ Means duties connected with protecting life and property , preventing and detecting crime and keeping the peace . |
| 11 | He had never liked Queen Yolande with her haughty airs and fastidious manner , locking herself up at Kinghorn Manor and keeping away from the King . |
| 12 | When allowance is made for the hours needed for sleep and eating and keeping fit and carrying out Union and Society activities , you would be pardoned for thinking that there are not many left to be used for organising a study programme . |
| 13 | She tucked in her brown silk blouse , tossed her red hair free and strode off towards the editor 's office , Mitch behind her admiring her slender figure and keeping his thoughts strictly to himself . |
| 14 | I followed her , using a slow breaststroke and keeping my face under water as much as possible . |
| 15 | Inserts are a useful means of cutting away from the main subject to some subsidiary action while keeping the original sound going under the insert . |
| 16 | The money was raised by once again ‘ doing your own thing ’ — through rallies , cheese-and-wine or supper parties , raffles , bring-and-buy sales and book-sales — all bringing fun and pleasure while keeping the cash flowing in . |
| 17 | As dawn came up in the sky we made preparations to move back to our own lines , covering our withdrawal and keeping careful watch for any signs of the enemy . |
| 18 | He was concentrating on maintaining his grip and keeping his mind closed to the pressing images of his fate on the rocks below . |
| 19 | A common cat problem , reviving a hamster and keeping pets healthy at Christmas . |
| 20 | You should continue to lead a healthy life , such as eating a balanced diet , taking exercise and keeping warm . |
| 21 | You should continue to lead a healthy life , such as eating a balanced diet , taking exercise and keeping warm . |
| 22 | Remember the value of getting to know your lender and keeping them informed . |
| 23 | America and Germany are countries which are particularly good at recruiting and keeping in regular contact with their supporters , which makes it far easier to galvanise them when you need them most in the run-up to an election . |
| 24 | At the time of writing , the comparatively low levels of public sector pay mean that schools and benefit offices in the south-east of England have difficulty in recruiting and keeping staff . |
| 25 | What so many people still do is bend from the waist while keeping their legs straight . |
| 26 | Although ‘ teleworking ’ might be considered to be an old idea — anyone who has done the odd bit of paperwork at home while keeping in touch with the office by telephone can be said to have been doing it — the opportunity to have computer-aided design , back-office and data entry work carried out full-time away from the office has widened immeasurably . |
| 27 | They were to drive around a marked circuit whilst keeping a ball in a dish on the bonnet . |
| 28 | The CIT 's members are standing up to the recession and keeping close to their customers and associates . |
| 29 | Manners and tidiness and keeping things clean . |
| 30 | I threw myself with apparent enthusiasm into a conversation Marietta and the solicitor were having about the difficulty of finding and keeping reliable cleaning ladies . |