Example sentences of "be keep a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police are keeping a watch on all main roads leading to the site , they say they 'll set up roadblocks if necessary . |
| 2 | THE families of two boys seriously hurt in a road accident are keeping a hospital bedside vigil . |
| 3 | ‘ Renewal retention of the market is probably about 50% to 55% ; so they are keeping a policyholder about two years . |
| 4 | ‘ You did n't tell me you could ride , ’ she said , rather irritated , as if I had been keeping a secret from her . |
| 5 | Her adopted father , Arthur Harrison , also of North Green , Staindrop , has been keeping a vigil for the daughter he has barely spoken to since she was 17 . |
| 6 | He had been keeping a watch on Terry Place at the hospital . |
| 7 | I 've been keeping a watch in case we had visitors . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And somewhere , ’ Husband said , ‘ Mrs Howard must have been keeping a file on Gustav Eismark . |
| 9 | Because I 've been keeping a record of everything that 's been happening for you , you know , so you wo n't have missed anything . ’ |
| 10 | Police believe father and son are in the London area and they 're keeping a watch on ports in case Mr Chaudrey tries to leave again . |
| 11 | Or it may be there but the police and the stewards are n't allowing it to come out because they 're keeping a lid on it so efficiently these days . |
| 12 | Cos we 're keeping a photograph of all |
| 13 | Although you will no longer be keeping a diary once your programme is completed , it is an excellent idea to retain certain interests like seeking out new recipes , experimenting with different foods , trying new sports , improving your exercise capability . |
| 14 | Not just sales , so it should n't just be the appointments in your diary , and a lot of you will not used to be keeping a diary as well . |
| 15 | The Bank of England is understood to be keeping a watch as discussions continue between Eurotunnel and its four agent banks , which include the Midland and National Westminster . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll be keeping a presence in the outside musical world . |
| 17 | Right , okay , erm , there 's no mention of whether we should be keeping a copy of the final and I feel that we should have that in one of our procedures somewhere . |
| 18 | People say to me that I must be keeping a list of all the attacks I hear about . |
| 19 | That would kind of be kept a bit quiet was it ? |
| 20 | Eleven analysts had stated that they were keeping a spreadsheet model of the company . |
| 21 | His men were keeping a watch on the comings and goings of the terrorists . |
| 22 | They were keeping a watch on the scene last night . |
| 23 | There was a secret , Mrs Blakey said , they were keeping a secret . |
| 24 | He and Miss Harrison 's adopted mother Sheila Hutchinson were keeping a vigil at Middlesbrough General Hospital yesterday . |
| 25 | The Blakelocks were keeping a vigil at Jason 's bedside last night while his schoolfriend Tanya Dennis , of Chayter Terrace , Fishburn , waited for news . |
| 26 | Being kept a prisoner . |
| 27 | Lola kept track of patients whose personalities were as variable as the weather ( ‘ One minute Paul says he does not want his wife any more and the next he has changed his mind ’ ) , she listened to their grievances ( ‘ Josef thinks he is fit to work and look after himself ; says he is being kept a prisoner … but he is very confused and deluded ’ ) and even mediated between doctors ( ‘ Dr Freymann said … it must be a genuine case of epilepsy … but … |
| 28 | And McEwan himself is keeping a diary of events |
| 29 | ‘ The president 's office is keeping a silence on this one , although we are assured that a statement is being prepared . |
| 30 | A DISTRAUGHT mother is keeping a bedside vigil on her teenage son who is in a critical condition after overdosing on a cocktail of illegal drugs . |