Example sentences of "well kept " in BNC.

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1 Not so in Aachen , or anywhere in the old Federal Republic where the townscapes are sprightly and well kept , the public parks devoid of litter and the shopping malls reek of prosperity .
2 Only regulations 9 , 10 and 11 have a legal requirement for record keeping but Martin Newell , of the CIA 's COSHH guidance task force , believes that well kept records will prove to be a useful source of epidemiological data , as well as an invaluable resource to companies who may find they need to demonstrate compliance with the regulations as a result of litigation .
3 The shelves near the ground were usually well kept , but higher up they became more disorganised and larger in size , almost as tall as the pupils themselves .
4 There are miles of well kept paths for walking or cycling .
5 In the meantime , Henley had become a successful club recognised everywhere as one of the friendliest — where a chap can be assured of a game at weekends by simply turning up looking for one ; a Club with a pretty , well kept , interesting course ; a 19th hole where there is good refreshment and some comfortable chairs ; an excellent Professional 's shop and a social and golfing calendar second to none and the envy of most .
6 A directory of 1852 listed three inns ; the ‘ Bell ’ , ( recently demolished ) , ‘ Webb 's ’ , ( opened by Robert Webb in 1833 and by the 1840 's already ‘ … very well kept and without a superior in the country ’ . )
7 We guessed what it was all leading up to but the exact date was a very well kept secret .
8 Stretching southwards is the well kept lawn with its fine topiary work .
9 One would expect to pass those kind of suburbs while lifting the eyes to what still lay in the centre , busy , well kept , and profitable .
10 Down Whynham Lane is the village play area , in a safe place off the main road , well used and very well kept .
11 She knew then that her secret had been well kept .
12 Eliot , in any case , looked to him the leader of a hated literary avant-garde ; the world of his poetry contemptibly dry and thin , as Lewis imagined , his mind seemingly unstoried , his passion for Sherlock Holmes a secret too well kept to save him .
13 The dogs are raised mainly on breeding farms and are described as ‘ generally well kept in outdoor pens with adequate room ’ .
14 The dining rooms were beginning to show a better turnover and the books started to look much more tidy and well kept , thanks to Carrie 's efficiency and enterprise .
15 This , together with the fact that the whole town is well kept up and bustling with life , seems to hint that the people of Wainfleet have a strong community spirit and pride in all their town 's endeavours and achievements .
16 Anyone who has ever admired ‘ well kept ’ horses in immaculate stables might like to ponder on the fact that wild horses do n't :
17 Generally small and well kept , the more well kept they were the deader they were .
18 The garden could hardly be called a garden ; it was large , wild and not too well kept .
19 Indeed , it is the historic old houses you are likely to recall long after the memory of the well kept gardens , water sports , smart promenades and bathing pools have faded .
20 Instead , the shores of Zurich 's lake have a more intimate charm , comparing to those of Lucerne and Geneva as a well kept garden might to an alpine panorama or a royal park .
21 It was so well kept .
22 [ F. H. Hinsley and C. A. G. Simkins , British Intelligence in the Second World War , vol. iv , 1990 ; Constance Kell ( wife ) , ‘ A Secret Well Kept ’ , unpublished MS in Imperial War Museum , London ; personal knowledge . ]
23 And er all that , her other twelve children all came up to see her while she was there and they were beautifully kept , really well kept and well fed too .
24 She would have described herself quite objectively as aged 35 and looking neither older nor younger , height 5 feet 4 and usually just under nine stone with a figure that was well kept rather than dramatic .
25 She stepped down through the great door knowing , from long experience of the signs , that she would find a well kept and tended church .
26 The room was surprisingly neat , tidy and well kept .
27 ‘ Well , the girl 's hands particularly were soft , well kept .
28 The interest factor is a rather well kept secret outside local government ! ’
29 I wish I could tell you when the inspection for the Best Kept Village is to take place , but I 'm afraid it 's a well kept secret !
30 It was large and double-fronted , and conspicuously well kept .
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