Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb mod] keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | He placed Hyacinth upon his right hand , where he could keep a fatherly eye on her , and Angela Cartwright , his chairman , upon his left . |
| 2 | If he has severe perceptual problems , for instance , you may need to keep reminding him where his face is by helping him to touch it , or he may keep forgetting to shave or wash the left half of his face . |
| 3 | In 1346 Archbishop Stratford was ordered to read to the clergy and laity assembled in St Paul 's churchyard a recently discovered Franco-Norman agreement ( actually concluded in 1339 ! ) to invade England ; publication was to be accompanied by a sermon and a solemn procession , ‘ so that by this means the people of the kingdom might be roused to esteem the king more fervently and pray more devoutly for his expedition in order that he may keep the people safe from Gallic machinations ’ . |
| 4 | Auguste caught a brief glimpse of himself in the small mirror he had unobtrusively arranged in order that he might keep an eye on events taking place behind his back ; the surreptitious addition of Mrs Marshall 's abominable Coralline pepper , for example , to an imperfect sauce . |
| 5 | And yet , early yesterday morning , when the squad returned to Luton , the indications were that he would keep changes to a minimum for the friendly against Italy at Wembley next month . |
| 6 | At Bethel , the place of the vision of the stairway to heaven , God promised him that he would be with him , that he would keep him wherever he went , that he would bring him back to the Land , and would not leave him . |
| 7 | She checked with her uncle that he would keep them in horse-feed , and he agreed , amused at her presumption . |
| 8 | He had made that appointment five days ago and it was one that he would keep . |
| 9 | Arran announced that he would prefer a Bill of this nature to be introduced in the Commons , but that he would keep his Bill going in the Lords until an MP could be found to sponsor an equivalent measure in the other House . |
| 10 | In May 1952 , he told his brother-in-law Jacques Vendroux that he would keep the RPF alive at least until the middle of the legislature ( 1953 or 1954 ) so that he could gauge the prospects for the next elections . |
| 11 | ‘ Nevertheless , it is strange that he should keep such a sum on current account , when he could have been earning two per cent interest . ’ |
| 12 | When the Video Library was set up ten years ago by the non-profit-making association , Jeunesse et Arts Plastiques , I suggested to Jean Antoine that he should keep a U-matic video copy . |
| 13 | It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 14 | ‘ It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 15 | It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 16 | It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 17 | Charles and Judith had been in Louis 's thoughts as he lay dying : he had left Charles a share of his treasure , and despatched crown , sword and sceptre to Lothar " to have on condition that he should keep his faith to Charles and Judith , and guarantee to Charles the whole share of the realm which with God and the leading men of the palace as witnesses , Lothar with his father , and in his father 's presence , had assigned to Charles " . |
| 18 | A refinement was therefore suggested , namely that he should keep his first wife and merely add a second . |
| 19 | All that met his eye was the linoleum on the floor which the College bursar , in a spirit of generosity , said that he could keep . |
| 20 | MainMan was n't started right at that point but then DeFries had the idea that he could keep a better eye on David , myself and eventually Mick Ronson , as he was being treated as a solo artist . |
| 21 | But there were times when he had to hold his tongue , if only to ensure that he could keep on using this fool for his own ends . |
| 22 | It was not worth the sulk and you 're ashamed of me are n't you that he could keep up for three days when required . |
| 23 | He walked more briskly now , still climbing , picking his way fast and carelessly , so that he could keep his face turned up as much as possible to the source of the storm . |
| 24 | Nicholas had put down the Hungarians , rounded up dissidents , held the ring between Austria and Prussia , re-advertised Russia 's claim to be the strongest power on the European mainland , and given notice that he could keep his regime in place for the foreseeable future . |
| 25 | Of course , he was probably just a smoothie , so suave and slick that he could keep about three million women on the line at once . |
| 26 | Before signalling that he could keep his job , Mr Mates , however , was quizzed by Downing Street about any links he had with Mr Nadir . |
| 27 | Never even crossed my mind that Hurley would carry on like nothing had happened — that he 'd keep Eurame open and go on using the pipeline . |
| 28 | Now City 's manager Bobby Gould is hinting that he will keep an unchanged team for Saturday 's all-ticket match against Aston Villa . |
| 29 | We wish him and his wife good health and happiness for the future and hope that he will keep in touch . |
| 30 | Joyce 's material supposedly unfolds in the dreaming mind of a Dublin publican ; the story O'Brien 's narrator tells concerns a publican who operates his imagination altogether more systematically , locking up his fictional characters ‘ so that he can keep an eye on them and see that there is no boozing ’ ( O'Brien 1939 and 1975 : 35 ) . |