Example sentences of "usually kept " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when it is discovered that a substance harms women 's reproductive health , women of childbearing age are usually kept from jobs that might expose them to it . |
| 2 | Unlike the circulatory system , in which the circulation of the blood is controlled by the pumping of the heart , the lymph is usually kept moving by the normal contraction and relaxation of the muscles during physical activity . |
| 3 | Our problem with Sir Thomas Beecham was that he usually kept talking to the orchestra while he conducted , and his words of encouragement or complaint came through loudly , especially in the pianissimo passages . |
| 4 | He then walked out of the room and directly to the area where the collars the chimps had to wear outdoors are usually kept hanging on the wall . |
| 5 | They were discussing all the subjects usually kept under the pillow . |
| 6 | Nitrates can have harmful effects , but are usually kept in check by fortnightly water changes to dilute them . |
| 7 | The sea ebbs and flows at the rivermouth giving salt-wedge or mixed waters from 1.0015 to 1.007 ( for comparison , coral fish are usually kept at a constant 1.025 or 35 grams/litre , 4.67 ounces/gallon , salts at 25°s ; C ) . |
| 8 | Anyway , the door was usually kept locked . |
| 9 | A threshold can hold numbers down : Germany 's fierce 5% one has usually kept the Bundestag to just four parties , rarely five . |
| 10 | The number of pieces of heavy luggage the guest has on arrival should be entered into the luggage book ( Fig. 3.22 ) , which is usually kept at the hall porter 's desk . |
| 11 | He also says things that he really does think , things that , again , are usually kept rather quiet . |
| 12 | These air-holes were usually kept open when the stove was burning , because too much smoke in a small , airless hut could kill the shepherd . |
| 13 | The boathook is usually kept on the wall behind the bar . |
| 14 | I found that if I immersed myself in what I was doing , the people respected my work and usually kept quiet , aware of my concentration . |
| 15 | Watch out for household products being used up too fast or appearing in places where they are not usually kept . |
| 16 | " And that window is usually kept open ? " |
| 17 | Naturally , the highest note is usually kept back for the greatest climax , together with maximum volume , note-length , accentuation , etc . |
| 18 | Unlike the other three types of valve , a drainvalve ( or draincock ) is usually kept closed and opened only when the system is to be emptied of water . |
| 19 | The Process and Working Directories for a LIFESPAN Process will normally be moved en masse , since they are usually kept together under one root directory . |
| 20 | As a rough guide base rates are usually kept within about a ¼ per cent margin either side of market rates , although it is possible to see base rates outside this ‘ guide ’ on occasion . |