Example sentences of "keep [art] [noun] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's just keeping the answerphone on full time . ’ |
| 2 | Pain can be controlled through a variety of drugs and by keeping the mind on other things . |
| 3 | The National Gallery has received 150 restitution claims to date , half of which have been satisfied , the rest deferred following negotiations , by keeping the item on long-term loan . |
| 4 | While most would agree that the protection of food against microbial activity and so on is essential , keeping a check on possible human reactions is what this database is mainly about . |
| 5 | Nurse Neil McGregor was keeping a watch on patient Michael Robinson when Sigsworth , of Melbourne House , Middlesbrough , got up and went into the day room . |
| 6 | Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses . |
| 7 | He denied his own authority had been over-zealous , a complaint levelled by one or two schools in the county , and he said inspectors should keep a watch on corporal punishment . |
| 8 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 9 | Because salt is added to the water , you must keep an eye on high ammonia and nitrite levels . |
| 10 | He spent three years in New York State as resident secretary of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club , a rich men 's recreation park on the Hudson River , whence he could keep an eye on wealthy Irish-Americans . |
| 11 | Neighbours , by definition , have the advantage of proximity and are in a better position to keep an eye on elderly or infirm people living nearby . |
| 12 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
| 13 | The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and , if necessary , step in to protect her beloved ‘ firm ’ . |
| 14 | A new range of weather monitors that enable everyone to keep an eye on prevailing conditions is now available from Davis Instruments . |
| 15 | The consumer and corporate finance division kept a check on bad debt difficulties , and notched up a small profit increase to £62m . |
| 16 | And keep an eye on young Müller . ’ |
| 17 | Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations . |
| 18 | keep an eye on sniffable products in the home . |