Example sentences of "[vb base] keep [art] [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 The thing is that I want to keep the distance between us as far apart as possible .
2 I want to keep the car in it . ’
3 You want to keep an eye on her .
4 If you want to keep an eye on your sodium intake , refer to the nutritional information which accompanies some of the recipes in BBC Good Food .
5 Corbett shrugged , told Ranulf and Maltote to keep the flies off his food and went out .
6 Remember to keep a note of your answers , because in our January issue we will be asking you to name all twelve of the HTA 's 1991 Plants of the Year .
7 ‘ We would n't want that , so continue keeping an eye on it .
8 We try to keep a part of our lives for something else — to which we give a name such as Recreation or Sport or Being a Mother to the Children or just Being about the House .
9 ‘ And all the time I try to keep the pictures in my mind .
10 ‘ And all the time I try to keep the pictures in my mind ’
11 At least try to keep an eye on what they get up to , he 'd told his inspector , and then made some vague and undefined promise about arranging a relief .
12 I do keep an eye on my colour changer to make sure that it is picking up each colour as it should and I am also very careful to check that I have no ‘ lazy ’ or less than perfect needles as picking up dropped stitches is not a pleasant job .
13 A It is an 11-nation club where all the members agree to keep the value of their currencies within fixed bands .
14 Within the groups we also find oppositions , for example between living and dead , and ( more subtly ) between hostile actions ( elbow ) and protective actions ( lift ) , with watch , hold , and follow keeping the balance between them .
15 Talking Teacher does talk , albeit with an American accent , and this does add to the fun and help keep a hold of your child 's attention .
16 ‘ I prefer to keep an eye on what 's going on . ’
17 You 've kept a lot of it off though .
18 And I have to keep a diary of who spoke on it .
19 ‘ We do , but there 's never enough good clothing to go round so we have to keep a check on who 's had what .
20 They have to keep the rest of their work and life going as well as helping the Party .
21 just have to keep the foxes off them now . ’
22 Up with the lark and wanting to get out of town , I have to keep the lid on my impatience .
23 That 's why I have to keep an eye on it cos that blind and that , but it wo n't come yet , it would n't have been on that , that was priced it .
24 If they are lost or stolen , you can recover their value so long as you have kept a note of their numbers separately .
25 ‘ We get a lot of donations from relatives and friends of people we have nursed here and we have kept a record of them over the last few years , ’ said Mrs Deidre Shaw , administrator for the appeal .
26 ‘ The Americans have kept the title in their country for too long .
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