Example sentences of "keep [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of this was available to the hard-pressed scholarly hacks in Gissing 's new Grub Street , or to the real-life Francis Thompson , keeping himself just alive by high-quality literary journalism , which involved working for twelve hours every day and taking no holidays . |
| 2 | He did have street cunning , most if it aimed to keeping himself a mystery . |
| 3 | Keeping himself hidden , Philip watched him as he looked for another stone . |
| 4 | Norman also got up and down from another bunker for a 69 and 277 , spending the next 30 minutes waiting , watching and keeping himself loose with a few twists and turns for the play-off that never happened . |
| 5 | Trent had already warned his charter party back to the catamaran , keeping himself between them and the big fish . |
| 6 | He had no desire to defeat boredom by provoking political excitement and keeping himself constantly at a stretch . |
| 7 | Then I saw him looking in one of the restaurant windows , keeping himself kind of flattened up against the wall . ’ |
| 8 | These past three years he had grown sullen and morose , keeping himself at a distance , always watching her , silently blaming her for Maisie 's tragic death . |
| 9 | Tutilo hovered in the background , keeping himself modestly apart while his betters conferred . |
| 10 | It occurred to Cassie that he was keeping himself under an unnatural control , like a muzzled animal . |
| 11 | Partly in the hope of keeping himself on the straight and narrow — you 'd be surprised how many gay men do that — and partly because he thought it would do his career a bit of good . |
| 12 | There he sat down with the guards keeping himself warm by the fire . |
| 13 | He 's keeping himself so busy , he 'd quite forgotten that this weekend is the 6th anniversary of the accident . |
| 14 | He should be keeping himself young for 'er . |
| 15 | Councillor Rosie was appalled that the paper was American , outlining aspects of child abuse , what to look for , and how to confirm suspicions ; it was also nearly ten years old , written by an ‘ expert ’ who had been discredited in his own country , and certainly did n't signify that the council was keeping itself up to date on matters of such importance . |
| 16 | The lecherous Cohn once used his intercom to address an embarrassed starlet when he asked her if she was keeping herself in a state of sexual readiness for him . |
| 17 | For years the house had been civilised and orderly ; she and her husband downstairs , with the garden , Mrs Jackson , a widow , keeping herself to herself , in the flat above . |
| 18 | It flashed through my mind that it was someone who was allowed out in the grounds of Bourani and down at Moutsa only on pain of keeping herself concealed . |
| 19 | Bit of exercise keeping herself fit |
| 20 | It is , and keeping yourself in trim is very important when you 're not working . |
| 21 | But it should do more these days about practical matters — like the tax system and keeping yourself together while you 're out of work and waiting for the next job , for that is fifty percent of what you 'll be doing . |
| 22 | Keeping warm is a vital part of keeping yourself well this winter . |
| 23 | Keeping Yourself Warm — A Few Tips |
| 24 | A boring time is ahead , so you 'll need to think out some ideas for keeping yourself amused . |
| 25 | So you 're keeping yourself occupied ? |
| 26 | Are keepi You are I mean obviously you are keeping yourself going cos you 're obviously getting out to come here and do bits and bobs but |
| 27 | And you know to some extent it 's just time and keeping yourself ticking over that 's going to get that aspect of things better . |
| 28 | the compromise between resting when you feel very very tired , and keeping yourself going so you do n't seize up . |
| 29 | How are you keeping yourself ? |
| 30 | How are you keeping yourself , Doctor ? |