Example sentences of "[adv] to keep the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Impersonal rules , such as size , colour , alphabet , only to keep the mind from ordering in more banal ways . |
| 2 | I might just give him another run — if only to keep the stable going ’ . |
| 3 | But in spite of the difficulties , I 'll continue to live in Sheffield and tour the provincial circuit , if only to keep the London comics suspicious . |
| 4 | A Dalton double take THE North-East 's first women MP was Ruth Dalton , elected in Bishop Auckland in 1929 but only to keep the seat warm for her old feller . |
| 5 | Yeah it 's only to keep the itching under control . |
| 6 | All Witney 's hard work was rewarded six minutes from time ; Mark Walton done brilliantly to keep the ball in play the slipped the ball back to Paul Lewis who crossed first time , and there was Steve Jenkins to head home and snatch a well-deserved point . |
| 7 | However , an extra allowance must be made for any head wind , and in poor visibility inexperienced pilots should make sure that they are close enough to keep the field in sight all the time . |
| 8 | The Social Democrats had a strong candidate in Rudolf Scharping , who was leftish enough to keep the backing of the party faithful , calmly reassuring on economic matters to middle-of-the-road voters . |
| 9 | Instead his minders offered just enough to keep the hacks occupied , mainly in transcribing undecipherable tape recordings snatched on carefully marshalled visits , whose symbolism was either crassly self-evident or completely obscure . |
| 10 | They 've got gunpowder enough to keep the whole battery firing for ever . |
| 11 | An individual may be under stress from a variety of factors , possibly both internal and external , but is able to cope and is strong enough to keep the system in balance , but only just . |
| 12 | He had to borrow heavily to finance it all — borrowings went up from around £120million to £225million — but he was cautious enough to keep the amount he owed within the limits of his assets and income . |
| 13 | The fine drizzle that has been falling all afternoon has not been enough to stop the match between Scotland and Ireland , but enough to keep the crowds away . |
| 14 | He could not deny that he had been an unfaithful husband , although he was gentleman enough to keep the names of his various inamoratas to himself . |
| 15 | His son built a stone wall high enough to keep the poachers out , with handsome wrought-iron gates . |
| 16 | The corks were tight enough to keep the wine in good condition for perhaps forty to fifty years , but it is understandable that after sixty years some evaporation should have taken place . |
| 17 | Streets Ahead is lively enough to keep the most weary students interested , motivated , and even — dare we say it ? — entertained . |
| 18 | But even here , there is not enough to keep the swans in food all winter . |
| 19 | By the time it reaches the coasts of West Spitsbergen , the largest of the Svalbard group , the current , although much reduced in strength , still has enough energy , when coupled with the summer sun , to warm the sea temperature enough to keep the ice at bay . |
| 20 | The tow was made fast , and paid out enough to keep the casualty synchronised on the second wave astern of the lifeboat , before a course was set to clear The Lizard . |
| 21 | There are now approximately 2 million more weavers operating in Persia than there were during the time of the late Shah , and , even if this trend is reversed , existing stocks are large enough to keep the Western markets more than adequately supplied for a decade or so . |
| 22 | If only , thought Hugh , between amusement and anxiety , if only the lady has been gracious enough and considerate enough to keep the lid firmly on that reliquary of hers , we may yet come out of this without scandal . |
| 23 | The income from the shipping company and rents is just about enough to keep the overdraft from going above its limit . |
| 24 | I shall visit just often enough to keep the gossips at bay . |
| 25 | Water the garden just enough to keep the surface always moist . |
| 26 | Encouragement of this kind alone , however , was not enough to keep the ambitious project afloat . |
| 27 | The guide gives plenty of encouragement to groups who 've got together to keep the rights of way open to everyone . |
| 28 | She put her arms out from her sides and back , arching her spine and pondering vaguely as she did so why it had been thought necessary or relevant to give them such old bodies , perhaps to keep the idea of the passing of time , simple mortality , to the forefront of their minds . |
| 29 | He caught the fragrant smell of herbs sprinkled inside to keep the robes fresh . |
| 30 | As well as the P-trap , the three other common types are : the S-trap , which has an extra bend in it for when the final outlet is vertical rather than horizontal ; the running trap , a P-trap with horizontal inlet and outlet ; and the bottle trap which has a top entry and side outlet with a baffle inside to keep the bottle full . |