Example sentences of "[noun sg] keeps [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Mind you that wind keeps you awake though does n't it ?
2 Speed keeps you up there longer — five hours , maybe more .
3 Will the Minister ensure that his Department keeps me advised of all developments relating to that sad event ?
4 Its own momentum keeps it going until one side gets completely flattened .
5 The organisation is pointing in a direction and the momentum keeps it going in that direction .
6 Momentum keeps it alive .
7 When fear keeps them awake at night , parents would do well to remember that thousands of teenagers try things and then move on , that people of all ages make regular use of drugs as part of their happy , productive lives and , above all , that we are not the hapless victims of some depraved international conspiracy .
8 Tasso keeps them apart , though their fingers meet on the pillows of his pastoral .
9 If underwear keeps him interested , I 'm all for it . ’
10 She had n't been prepared for the way poetry came into this fitting together of parts , Shall I believe that unsubstantial Death is amorous , and that the lean abhorrèd monster keeps Thee here in dark to be his paramour , she recited in her head , as O'Hara climbed on top and humped her beneath the rude unshaded bulb .
11 Some tribes in Polynesia believe that soaking the penis in pepper and vinegar keeps it strong and alert .
12 Some anxiety keeps them distinct , the past properly categorised and preserved , the present carefully renewed .
13 Corsie 's great escape keeps him on title trail
14 Farming keeps me fit too .
15 The imagination of danger keeps us immersed in a story ; the adventurous court it in actual life ; the unadventurous relate with gusto how they were carried off to hospital with an undiagnosed and probably fatal illness , as a vivid patch in an otherwise uneventful life .
16 Breast-Arrest keeps me cool , comfortable and in control ! ’
17 Austin , Texas-based Dell Computer Corp keeps them coming — yesterday added seven new 80486-based Dimension personal computers at from $1,400 including colour monitor and enhanced graphics built in through an integrated local bus video system : the systems also include 4Mb , 170Mb disk , 3.5 ’ and 5.25 ’ floppies , 512Kb video RAM MS-DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.1 installed , and mouse .
18 ‘ If the chairman keeps me , it 's not because he thinks I 'm a good chap or the world 's a nicer place when I 'm here .
19 Your division keeps them anyway .
20 Their pension is their pension and their bit of income keeps them , and that 's all sort of thing , in a little bit of luxury .
21 I do n't think any more , the wall is between us , I think , the wall keeps us apart .
22 the irritation keeps you reading on .
23 But negative pride keeps us in a state of mind that resists change .
24 His tough character keeps him in the house and looks forward to the awaiting adventure .
25 The dry suit is great for winter sailing because you can wear lots of warm layers underneath and the suit keeps them completely dry by means of watertight seals at the wrists and the neck but you must n't forget about the extremities either .
26 This arrangement keeps them going for a little while .
27 It 's only habit keeps you doing it .
28 Gentleness keeps us from being caught up in the illusions of the world .
29 Marg keeps me informed , she said she meets Jo in the town and they exchange a few words with them
30 your anger keeps you from thinking clearly
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