Example sentences of "be kept on " in BNC.

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1 The animal should be kept on its belly , with as much of the body as possible covered with damp blankets or sheets to prevent the sun 's rays from burning the sensitive skin .
2 Another frequent problem is that brood mares are often brought in from the paddock about a month before the horse is due to foal , and are put in a little paddock next to the owner 's house so that ‘ an eye can be kept on her . ’
3 After six weeks Moz began to mellow , and the headstall no longer had to be kept on him .
4 The NUT , reporting to the Younger Committee on Privacy in 1972 , proposed that reports about a child 's misbehaviour should be kept from parents and that information on the pupil or his home background ‘ which might be gleaned from hearsay or possibly based on malicious gossip ’ should not be kept on a permanent record .
5 Children are usually capable of organising their own games , though an eye needs to be kept on the isolate or child rejected by others .
6 Parents will be interested to know of the sort of records that will be kept on their children .
7 Besides , Robyn had faith that , somehow or other , she would be kept on when her temporary appointment came to an end .
8 They realize , without necessarily evaluating the implications of the realization , that patients can not be kept on a machine for ever .
9 Their effects can not be isolated from the HLCA system ; in essence it has been the availability of substantial levels of grant plus the guarantee of HLCAs on the increased numbers of animals which can be kept on the agriculturally improved grassland , which together have constituted a substantial incentive for such capital improvements .
10 However , a watchful eye needs to be kept on the New Age phenomena .
11 ‘ It 's a traditional cry of the left , that no records should be kept on individuals , but CND have found an excuse to do it , ’ Nicholas Perry , co-author of the booklet told New Scientist .
12 All dogs should be kept on a lead and walkers without dogs are still welcome .
13 A weather eye must also be kept on external changes , such as government policy , which can affect the surveyor 's business .
14 And if the base of the wall could not be penetrated , movable towers were built which could be wheeled up to attack the wall from without ; in the longer sieges , such as that of Antioch during the First Crusade , fixed towers were erected over against the walls to harry the defenders and enable a watch to be kept on them .
15 There does not seem to be this intense aggression in my aquarium , obviously the size of the tank does give quite a lot of room for manoeuvre , but as I said earlier , as I add more Emperors , a close watch will have to be kept on them .
16 They should really be kept on their own , as they do not mix well with fish .
17 Please could you tell me what size this fish grows to and whether it should be kept on its own or in a shoal .
18 This fish should be kept on its own , or if enough accommodation and filtration can be provided , with large fish such as Mylossoma sp .
19 Please could you tell me what size this fish grows to and whether it should be kept on its own or in a shoal .
20 This fish should be kept on its own , or if enough accommodation and filtration can be provided , with large fish such as Mylossoma sp . .
21 All four fingers must be kept on the fretboard as Fig 1a , gradually moving up the strings as Fig 1b .
22 All four fingers must be kept on fretboard as Fig 2a , gradually moving up as Fig 2b .
23 All four fingers must be kept on the fretboard as Fig 3a , gradually moving up the strings as Fig 3b .
24 The ASB considers that the face value of these assets should be kept on the balance sheet for the life of the transaction ( which would then affect the regulatory treatment of this portion ) .
25 Combine this with more than 200 branches ( all separate charities ) , ‘ a massive number ’ of animal homes and an inspectorate which is ‘ probably the largest private prosecutor in the country ’ , and it is clear that a close rein has to be kept on finances .
26 As well as lines , Sumitomo had to install filters at each end of the lines to check that traffic that ought to be kept on the LAN does not disappear on to the WAN .
27 I find that a flat piece of clear perspex or glass with the edges smoothed is the ideal material , as a check can be kept on the eggs from above without disturbing the tank in any way .
28 Stuart is too good to be kept on the sidelines at a time when England have looked to include him in the B squad as the next stage of his international career .
29 The way to greater profitability , then , lay in the direction of bringing in better sorts of people and , to ensure that , a careful eye had to be kept on what was actually shown in the cinemas .
30 All mail for despatch should be franked if a franking machine is used , or the stamps used entered into the postage book , which should be kept on the imprest system ( Fig. 6.3 ) .
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