Example sentences of "keep [noun prp] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the water authority of Bradford that was largely instrumental in keeping Washburndale out of the National Parks . |
| 2 | It would be a shame to see Rocky dropped again after apparently playing very well since he came into the side , but at the same time I ca n't really see him keeping Strach out of the team . |
| 3 | It would keep Dick out of the picture . |
| 4 | On the hole , ASR works very well and will undoubtedly help keep SLs out of the panel beaters . |
| 5 | Six months later Acheson indicated that the United States wished to keep Taiwan out of the hands of mainland China . |
| 6 | Barlow said : ‘ It is up to me to keep Neil out of the side and prove the manager wrong . |
| 7 | The crew had been asked to help in diplomatic efforts to keep Albania out of the Balkan conflict , and to keep a promise to sixty orphans . |
| 8 | ‘ However , David Pleat did not want to sell him because he was involved in trying to keep Luton out of the relegation situation . |
| 9 | Someone , after all , has to be around to keep Microsoft up to the mark . |
| 10 | At the time , Don Revie was fighting to keep Leeds out of the Third Division . |
| 11 | I was always afraid that Hindley would hurt his small son , either by accident or on purpose , when he was drunk , so I tried to keep Hareton out of the way . |
| 12 | It is generally thought that homophobic prejudice kept Minton out of the Academy , Munnings especially having a dislike of both him and his art . |
| 13 | Kept Ireland out of the war , but that does n't mean he 's putting himself out for your people . |
| 14 | As Paul Preston 's authoritative biography of Franco demonstrates , there is no real evidence to support the notion , amply diffused by Francoist propaganda after 1945 , that Franco skilfully kept Spain out of the conflict . |
| 15 | Ankle ligament damage has kept Sterland out since the end of last season and another setback means he may not return for weeks . |
| 16 | Tuberculosis as a child had kept Billy out of the war , but he was now a fit twenty-six year old , as tall as Yanto , but as thin as a rake . |