Example sentences of "[vb infin] to keep [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are out of your home at lunchtime , you will need to keep lunch as simple as possible . |
| 2 | If you feel that , over the years , you might wish to avail yourself of some loans for home improvement , a new car , or some major item of expenditure , then you really do need to keep favour with a bank . |
| 3 | And while she 's here , I 'll give her the instructions she 'll need to keep things running smoothly while I 'm away . ’ |
| 4 | Firstly , Working Paper 5 ( para 1.6 ) states that ‘ Authorities will need to keep asset registers and calculate capital charges for each functional unit so that budgetary and costing systems also reflect managerial responsibility for assets ’ . |
| 5 | For these purposes teachers will need to keep samples of children 's writing in order to monitor its range and development over the course of a key stage ; and they will need systematic means of recording and appraising the ways in which pupils approach writing tasks , including talking about what they are doing and why . |
| 6 | Please note that we can not guarantee to keep tickets beyond these deadlines . |
| 7 | Is there anything we could do to keep Sombro enjoying the nightlife here instead of downtown , without having to tie him up ? |
| 8 | It would not do to keep Minister Chao waiting . ’ |
| 9 | WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO TO KEEP IT LOOKING HEALTHY ? |
| 10 | ash-strapped local authorities may have to set limits , either formal or informal , on the amount they can spend to keep groups like elderly people and people with learning difficulties in their own homes . |
| 11 | At each antenatal visit , there are several standard checks that your doctor or midwife will use to keep track of your progress . |
| 12 | There are those who would like to keep campaign promises , like not putting new tax burdens on the middle-class , but they know they can not . |
| 13 | I would like to keep Neolamprologus brevis . |
| 14 | Q I would like to keep Pumpkinseed fish . |
| 15 | We 'd like to keep Neighbourhood Watch fully informed of all the crimes that happen in the area . |
| 16 | Q I am a beginner to the hobby and I would like to keep livebearers . |
| 17 | ‘ And then there was always the possibility that we might decide to keep Jane Pargeter after all . ’ |
| 18 | The Prime Minister may decide to keep Mr Patten as chairman . |
| 19 | If they can be anticipated at the end of one of the even periods they will have no effect on real output : prices will merely adjust to keep output at its natural rate y n . |
| 20 | I could never hope to keep pace with or understand it . |
| 21 | However much I might want to keep tabs on him , bumping into him several times a day in the corridor hardly seemed the best route to anonymity . |
| 22 | If groups of , say , 50 to 100 people were to be asked how many of them would like to see some deregulation on Sunday , only about half would put up their hands ; the other half would want to keep Sunday special . |
| 23 | If you do want to keep toads , do obtain adults rather than rear from spawn , as you would otherwise have to release perhaps dozens of surplus animals into an environment that might not suit them . |
| 24 | It 's cheaper than the five-door models and may suit drivers who seldom carry back-seat passengers , or who do the school run and prefer to keep children encapsulated . |
| 25 | This is one reason why TV buyers may wish to keep part of their budgets flexible beyond the time when they might usually prefer to commit themselves — they may , of course , find that they can not buy the time they want , but this is a risk they may be willing to take in order to get a better price . |
| 26 | Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent . |
| 27 | If it is decided to drop the B74 course , we may still wish to keep details of the modules which make up the course . |
| 28 | It follows that if a government should wish to keep unemployment below the NUP , it must keep on increasing the rate of growth of the money supply and will have to tolerate an ever-increasing rate of inflation . |
| 29 | Unless the landlord is prepared to agree that the insurance should be in the joint names of the landlord and tenant , which is unlikely as the landlord would wish to keep control of the policy and proceeds , the tenant should ensure that either the landlord will act reasonably in deciding which other risks it may wish to insure against , or that the tenant will also have the right to nominate risks . |
| 30 | that 's all , but then I 'd have to keep blow drying and it every day . |