Example sentences of "[noun sg] to keep [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Partnership to keep town green |
| 2 | It gave him pleasure to keep things , as he said , " shipshape and Bristol fashion " . |
| 3 | She made it her business to get on well with the steward , and her pleasure to keep Bartolomeo Zorzi dancing to an almost inaudible tune . |
| 4 | Because this guitar is so strummable , but a pig to keep level , I 'm tempted to suggest that maybe Paul Chandler should make another instrument with the same hardware , neck dimensions and action , but with a body that better counteracts the imbalance . |
| 5 | A lot of people scarf the neck to keep costs down , but I wanted the quality . |
| 6 | They know about the unauthorized release of personal data , they have procedures to try and protect data , but there is a commercial imperative to keep customers happy when they have a problem with their credit card . |
| 7 | COUNCIL officers are taking action to keep noise down at a ‘ rave ’ concert tomorrow . |
| 8 | Jacqueline , a mother of five children , aged 0 — 20 , believes in taking firm action to keep teenagers on the right path . |
| 9 | Ms Sciolla says the society 's situation reflects the need for a ‘ cultural policy ’ for the city at State level to allow for rapid flexible action to keep places such as the society from disappearing . |
| 10 | It is our intention to keep goods turning over at a livelier pace and it would therefore be appreciated if you would return any goods which you are unable to sell . |
| 11 | Pig producers receive no EC subsidies , and depressed pork and bacon prices have meant some farmers have fallen into drug misuse to keep animals alive long enough to reach slaughter weight . |
| 12 | In America and Britain however , there were fears that such a policy would cripple Germany ; America and Britain would then be forced to provide aid to keep Germans alive , and the health of the European economy in general would suffer . |
| 13 | They proved much easier to collect than direct taxes and made it possible for government revenue to keep pace with the swift rise in production . |
| 14 | Mackie came through from her side to keep company with Dee-Dee , saying Perkin had gone to Newbury to collect some supplies , and presently the two women went out to lunch together , leaving me alone in the great sprawling house . |
| 15 | However , other firms operating similar machines have found that after the first three years it becomes increasingly more costly in terms of repairs and maintenance to keep machinery of this type productive . |
| 16 | One outcome of the review now under way is likely to be an increase in trackside maintenance to keep embankments free of overhanging trees and thick undergrowth . |
| 17 | The former Labour Foreign Secretary is urging voters in 90 key marginals to cast their vote to keep Mr Kinnock out . |
| 18 | Still , there was safety in numbers , even sparse ones , so she skipped smartly across the street , shortening her stride to keep pace with the woman 's slower one . |
| 19 | No unmentionable topic is spared and fun is liberally poked at everyday events in Kamrok 's continuous search to keep customers rocking in the aisles . |
| 20 | Harrods , which last year refused entry to Jason Donovan , the singer , because he was wearing torn denims , said the guidelines were part of a programme to keep staff up to date with the latest styles . |
| 21 | The humbucker carries a clean sound well , although there 's a hint of midrange that made me go for the coil-tap to keep things sounding sweet . |
| 22 | Lower labour mobility than elsewhere combines with this effect to keep salaries down and , crucially , to encourage a relatively high investment in training . |
| 23 | Despite cutting back the undergrowth to keep routes open , footpads and other outlaws haunted most lonely stretches of road . |
| 24 | Q My garden is too small for a pond to keep fish which could easily be seen . |
| 25 | As the wife of the civic leader , Mrs Murphy had to do considerable entertaining in generous western style , but in this field she made no attempt to keep pace with Olga Stych or Donna Frizzell ; she knew when she was beaten . |
| 26 | The fundamental problem with the CAP is that , in an attempt to keep farmers on the land , the price mechanism has become so distorted that none of its objectives is now being realised , and at a high cost . |
| 27 | IDEALISM is a rare quality in the pragmatic world of football management , which is why it is important that Jim Jefferies should be successful in his attempt to keep Falkirk in the Premier Division by the rare route of playing attractive football . |
| 28 | Anonymity is not used to neutralize the moral responsibility respondents would otherwise have for their actions and opinions , but is our attempt to keep faith with the trust we earned . |
| 29 | Fire chiefs say they were pumping out thousands of gallons of water every minute in an attempt to keep levels down . |
| 30 | Security at the site was heavy in an attempt to keep trouble at bay . |