Example sentences of "to keep up [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The back-to-back pair of dessert spoons riffled through his fingers , producing an intricate , staccato percussion which he was , however , unable to keep up for more than a few minutes together ; then he would get his fingers tangled up and the spoons would clang to a halt and he would shake his head furiously and begin all over again .
2 To keep up with that we need to win 8 of our next 9 .
3 I buy it every month — well , I have to keep up with all the latest styles , do n't I ? ’
4 But most of us still feel hard-pressed to keep up with those changes that have already taken place .
5 Collaborating with IBM 's Hampshire-based Hursley Park Laboratories will also be useful from a strategic viewpoint as it will enable Compuware to keep up with any other IBM CICS developments , particularly moves to implement the system for new environments , for instance the AS/400 .
6 ‘ Well , I wo n't be winning many races , but I 'm reasonably confident of being able to keep up with any wounded snails I might encounter . ’
7 If you fail to keep up with these payments you may lose your Legal Aid .
8 First of all we need to get Hunlet off the pitch , as I 'm not in Leeds I 've been unable to keep up with this debate but at last sats Crewe game it looked terrible !
9 First of all we need to get Hunlet off the pitch , as I 'm not in Leeds I 've been unable to keep up with this debate but at last sats Crewe game it looked terrible !
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