Example sentences of "keep [art] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping the door on its chain , she peered through the crack and rasped , ‘ Whadyerwant ? ’ |
| 2 | By the time they got back to the Buccaneer , the sun was turning pink and orange to usher in another early Caribbean night , and Virginia felt weary with the emotional tension of avoiding either body or eye contact with her companion , and keeping the conversation on a relentlessly impersonal level . |
| 3 | From the junction of Letenská Street and the Mánes Bridge along the U lužického semináře , keeping the river on your left , to Vojanovy Sady , formerly the gardens of a bishop 's palace destroyed by the Hussites . |
| 4 | Woosnam only had an eight iron to the green but with a target just 49 feet wide , the difficulty lay in keeping the ball on the green . |
| 5 | Peter was as steady as a rock , keeping the ball on the fairway and hitting nearly every green in regulation . |
| 6 | You test the grain of the leather to see which way it stretches , and use the less stretchy bit for the length — otherwise it 'll be like keeping the bird on a piece of elastic . |
| 7 | Crilly touches me all over with one hand , keeping the other on my stomach . |
| 8 | Hazel joined the Company in March 1970 and after a few months took over the role of transport manager , in which capacity she has been responsible for keeping the Company on the move ever since . |
| 9 | If you are in doubt , keeping the puppy on your left side , and facing forwards , loop one end of the chain through the other , so as to form a circle . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's just keeping the answerphone on full time . ’ |
| 11 | Follow the path to the near right hand corner of the lake and then bear right , keeping the lake on your left and walk to the fence but do not cross it . |
| 12 | If you have difficulty keeping the board on a broad reach . |
| 13 | The feet should be kept in the straps until sheeting in on the new tack , thereby keeping the board on its banked course throughout the crucial rig change . |
| 14 | Cross the ladder stile and follow the path , keeping the wall on the right . |
| 15 | He would just walk on , holding her hand and letting her lead him , turning his head a bit so she would n't see his closed eyes and keeping the sun on his left cheek as an additional guide . |
| 16 | ECC D are starting to look like the team to beat in this division , after beating Maldon B 7–3 , although OCs C are keeping the pressure on them as they beat ECC E by the same scoreline . |
| 17 | Many are just sharks , keeping the enquirer on the line at premium rates , says the Telephone Information watchdog ICSTIS . |
| 18 | Pain can be controlled through a variety of drugs and by keeping the mind on other things . |
| 19 | Go along the path , keeping the farmhouse on your left and pass through a metal gate . |
| 20 | They use slightly wide shots ; they make much more use of the medium-range shots showing the Members ( or the absence of Members ) around the person speaking ; there are more individual reaction shots ; and they vary the camera angles in ways that minimise the monotony that results from keeping the camera on one member for an extended period . |
| 21 | The filly had begun to reel about , the breathing louder and more stertorous than ever , and I had difficulty in keeping the stethoscope on her chest wall . |
| 22 | The police force face the virtually impossible task of keeping the lid on the explosive mixture of ingredients that the dynamics of British society have assembled in the inner city . |
| 23 | Keeping the lid on his bubbly personality has always been an important part of managing Ian Wright . |
| 24 | Instead of controlling Government spending , and keeping the lid on inflation , the Labour Government borrowed more and more — increasing spending by over 12 per cent in just one year ( 1974–5 ) , and presiding over an inflationary spiral the like of which has never been recorded before or since . |
| 25 | But erm generally , s what we say , keeping the lid on the problem . |
| 26 | At the moment all we 're doing is keeping the lid on a still a pretty serious problem . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ( b ) You are keeping the focus on language and missing a good opportunity to focus on the message . |
| 29 | Colville , Soames and Brook played an intimate part in keeping the show on the road while Churchill recovered . |
| 30 | Two years later , his dedication to keeping the show on the road has paid off with the new £8 million film The Muppet Christmas Carol , which opens in Britain this week starring Michael Caine as Scrooge . |