Example sentences of "of [noun sg] keep [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not long before the authorities began to harass the unions , and to maintain an aura of fear to keep their membership dormant . |
| 2 | A Hollywood blue movie would be just the kind of bonus to keep his agents sweet . |
| 3 | All animals more than a few thousand cells big need to have some sort of scaffolding to keep their bodies in shape . |
| 4 | ‘ Tea 's ready to be poured , and there 's a nice slice of cake to keep yer goin' . |
| 5 | However , it can also be argued that the ‘ bullion famine ’ did not have such a catastrophic effect because merchants could use credit instead of cash to keep their businesses running . |
| 6 | But then , of course , the club had a desperate need of publicity to keep their generous new sponsors happy . |
| 7 | According to research by Which ? magazine , many of the cold medicines on sale are no more effective than rest and lots of water to keep your fluid levels up . |
| 8 | ‘ Man has a lot of trouble keeping his friends in this business . |
| 9 | Twomey took away one plate and laid the next , in the centre of which a neat pile of spinach kept its cool shape immaculate . |
| 10 | I was never conscious of pain , even with a torn ear , a broken nose and split lips , but I do remember occasions of desperate tiredness , and of effort to keep my hands up or stay on my feet . |
| 11 | Although domiciliary treatment was far more acceptable to patients in that many more offered this form of care kept their appointments , no difference was found in outcome between the two forms of treatment in terms either of repetition or measures of psychological distress and social functioning . |
| 12 | If they can stomach this quirk of undemocracy to keep their MPs in line , why not ? |