Example sentences of "[coord] keep [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sorry , Angus , ’ he was saying , ‘ my lad from Ballinluig never turned up , I had to get my father to blow the bellows — ouch ! some of them are still hot — that bag has charred , spread them out to cool , or keep them for tomorrow . |
| 2 | Much of the legislation governing public intervention in family life is in fact concerned with laying a duty on public authorities to ‘ diminish the need to receive children into or keep them in care ’ ( Child Care Act 1980 , S. 1 ) , while the terminology of the law emphasises the reception of children into care , rather than the popular phrase ‘ taking them into care ’ . |
| 3 | Under this Act they were given responsibility ‘ to make available such advice , guidance and assistance as may promote the welfare of children by diminishing the need to receive children into or keep them in care ’ . |
| 4 | She 'd been reserved in a way which suggested that she might be strong-willed but was making an effort to hide it or keep it in check . |
| 5 | ‘ But Miss Everdene can do as she likes , and she 's chosen to manage her own farm — and keep me as an ordinary shepherd only . ’ |
| 6 | Now you get frightened and keep me at arm 's length ! |
| 7 | It is impossible to meet every person 's expectations and my hope is that you will forgive my mistakes and keep me in your thoughts and prayers . |
| 8 | Ooh I kept this that and the other and keep me in there , so , but eh , I went to Shorncliffe , Shorncliffe hospital . |
| 9 | But one tried to put a good face on it and keep them to oneself . |
| 10 | You will need to pack foodstuffs and keep them to one side . |
| 11 | So keep things simple , and keep things brief , and keep them to the point . |
| 12 | You are advised to detach these pages and keep them with your travel documents . |
| 13 | Keep your top people and keep them on top form |
| 14 | Together , these threats are supposed to discipline managers and keep them on their toes . |
| 15 | By having someone in our adult lives who constantly feeds us verbal tranquillizers , or by feeding them to ourselves we can ease emotional pains and keep them at bay for a while . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll press them and keep them between the pages of a book , to remind me of you . ’ |
| 17 | An alternative is to put the planted-up bowls in black polythene sacks ties at the top and keep them in a cold greenhouse or cool , frost-free outhouse , garage or shed . |
| 18 | On my return home I discovered that the plant that I had thought was a weed was in fact ‘ The Marvel of Peru ’ , first brought from Peru to Spain in the sixteenth century and John Gerard used to lift the roots in autumn and keep them in a butter firkin filled with sand . |
| 19 | Strategies to get round the problem could include selective spraying with conventional insecticides , including two different insecticide genes in plants , or even planting ‘ sacrificial ’ pesticide-free crops to attract some of the susceptible insects away from the protected crop and keep them in the breeding population . |
| 20 | The pinder , whose job it was to round up stray animals and keep them in the pinfold , to be released on payment of a fine , was also known as the axeman . |
| 21 | We 'll still be doing spare strings in single packets , of course , so people can buy those and keep them in their guitar cases for breakages . |
| 22 | Keep it loose , you are not planting yet ; the purpose is simply to hold the bushes steady , to protect the roots from drying out and keep them in an environment that will encourage them to begin making new growth . |
| 23 | Pot up the seedlings into 3in pots and keep them in a warm place . |
| 24 | As a result , marine creatures such as molluscs which would normally feed on blue-greens and keep them in check , can not survive . |
| 25 | Be sure of your readership and keep them in mind when writing . |
| 26 | Well obviously they would look after them and keep them in good order , and what have you , so that there was no hold up with them trying to make a wage or whatever . |
| 27 | The Ego has to balance the Id and the Super-ego and keep them in check and this is the Psycho-Dynamic theory . |
| 28 | Those are the only measures that will get people into work and keep them in work , which is the only proper policy to follow . |
| 29 | 5.4.1 To repair the Premises and keep them in repair excepting damage caused by an Insured Risk other than where the insurance money is irrecoverable in consequence of any act or default of the Tenant or anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority [ and under the Tenant 's control ] |
| 30 | 5.4.3 To clean the Premises and keep them in a clean neat and tidy condition and ( without prejudice to the generality of the above ) to clean both sides of all windows and window frames in the Premises [ at least [ once ] every [ week ] or as often as is [ reasonably ] necessary ] It is quite easy to devote a whole chapter to the subject of repair and the Law Commission has recently published a consultation paper on the state and condition of leasehold property with a view to considering existing obligations and how the law can be improved with regard to them . |