Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [vb pp] secret " in BNC.
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| 1 | This particular comment was too good to be kept secret and so did the rounds of Parisian society , but in general what everyone remembered about these gala occasions was the sheer splendour of it all , to which the guests themselves contributed by the richness of their uniforms or , in the case of civilians , the elegance of the men and the style of the women . |
| 2 | The affair had to be kept secret , or the scandal within the hospital would irrevocably damage his career . |
| 3 | It was what was going on in my mind that had to be kept secret , on pain of interference , on pain of ridicule , on pain of punishment and , inevitably , on pain of self-understanding . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know who has this map , but I want it to be kept secret , even from me and Mr Arrow . |
| 5 | Their association was no longer to be kept secret and , anyway , Laura denied that he had come . |
| 6 | Impossible you might think , for this to be kept secret — but it was , from all except his doctor , his personal aide , and his wife who , in effect , ran the US government for seven months . |
| 7 | Krabbe 's manager Jos Hermens and panel president Wolfgang Schoeppe have refused to comment on the findings of the reports which have only just been completed and were supposed to be kept secret until the final ruling was announced . |