Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] keep it [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | He said he had some news , but it was only for my ears and I must keep it confidential . |
2 | I was also given some other information about him , but for his sake I 'll keep it quiet . |
3 | As there 're a good many lots to get through this afternoon I 'll keep it plain and simple . ’ |
4 | " I 'll keep it safe , Dada . " |
5 | ’ I 'll keep it safe for you . |
6 | ‘ In the early days , of course , I would keep it secret , because it was ‘ my sound ’ and so I would n't do anything for anyone else — it 's that whole trip about being a guitar player ! |
7 | She says yeah , if I can keep it clean , she got all cushions covered up , well like er , er |
8 | Having bought the best you can afford and laid it properly , you should keep it clean . |
9 | They 're the only ones in all the worlds who can keep it safe now ! ’ |
10 | Yes , if you can keep it short and |
11 | So er just beware of what you 're doing when you , when you , course you can actually keep a mortgage a a account open , in other words you can keep it open on a pound a year whatever it is with the Halifax . |
12 | ‘ He insisted we should keep it secret . ’ |
13 | No , I mean , England have bowled much better at him and Tufnell 's for example is , is very difficult to get away because it is spinning a little bit and I 'm sure that they , the England bowlers must have said to themselves , we 're not going to bowl a lot of short balls at , at we must keep it full length , erm , and so part of this slow score is due to better England bowling . |
14 | Anyway , let us arrange it like this : we 'll keep it quiet until the beginning of the year , and then , if you have n't changed your mind ’ — he leant his head towards her , a soft smile on his face — ‘ I will ask your mother if we can become engaged , and just before you 're seventeen or just after , we 'll be married . ’ |
15 | They say they 'll keep it clear now . |
16 | ‘ You 'd think they 'd keep it open so they could go on bugging me , ’ he said . |
17 | It is an old fault line and the other parties can be relied upon to do all they can to keep it open . |
18 | I did not see how he could keep it secret for much longer , but that was his business . |