Example sentences of "keep [pers pn] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He figured all the time he was talking he 'd be keeping me from smashing up his hand with the gun-butt . |
| 2 | Our young men were quick-tempered , and i have had great trouble in keeping them from doing rash things . |
| 3 | Keeping him from snapping at the heels of Normandy is bad enough . ’ |
| 4 | The senator spoke with a sudden and incredible venom , and I realised it was only that angry force that was keeping him from weeping for his two children . |
| 5 | At the same time , Peachcake , if worries about the future are what 's been keeping him from showing his feelings for you and he 's as much in love with you as you appear to be with him , there 's to be no hasty wedding . |
| 6 | I was keeping it for cleaning the car . |
| 7 | ‘ I do — but it does n't keep me from hoping that some morning you 'll come bouncing into the kitchen with a smile on your face — ’ |
| 8 | If she could just keep them from swimming out of focus … |
| 9 | Maybe it 'll keep them from breaking in and rifling the till . ’ |
| 10 | If the centre keeps families visiting , it can keep them from breaking up . |
| 11 | And er the people just accepted that , and they did n't keep them from coming , because at most of the time , er the |
| 12 | Knowing the results of the destructive theory will keep you from searching for impossible patterns . |
| 13 | But we 've got ta keep you from having hair permed ! |
| 14 | If you wrapped it round you , for instance , it 'd keep you from feeling any pain . |
| 15 | Not even her fear of setting foot in a boat again would keep her from making the crossing to the mainland the moment the trip to Brides Haven was feasible . |
| 16 | Siobhan , Crilly 's mother , bashed both of her legs in the accident , though this did not keep her from crawling to the aid of those more severely injured than she . |
| 17 | That way we 'll keep him from getting between us and the Ridgery . ’ |
| 18 | Then I began to wonder whether , by wearing a loose jacket and sitting down all the time , I could keep him from noticing . |
| 19 | The price of this combo is excellent for a twin channel amp , but its shortcomings in the lead department may keep it from playing in the World Series and confine it to the Junior League . |
| 20 | A principle of inquiry can not be something that may keep us from recognizing a clear and settled conception . |
| 21 | I remember my father used to say that even those experiences that take us out of ourselves — the ‘ mountain-top ’ experiences — can never keep us from having to come down to the valley of ordinary existence . |
| 22 | He does not chase the monkeys , but only keeps them from settling . |
| 23 | ‘ He keeps them from seeing the light shining on them , the light that comes from the Good News about the glory of Christ ’ ( 2 Cor. |
| 24 | ‘ Then what keeps them from clumping together in the middle of the Universe ? ’ |
| 25 | However sympathetic a care assistant you are , a sense of humour keeps you from picking up someone else 's stress — and of course it lightens the atmosphere . |
| 26 | your anger keeps you from thinking clearly |
| 27 | reverse the order of the columns and listen to each pair of sentences ( helps flexibility and keeps you from getting into a rut ) |
| 28 | It keeps him from getting bored . |
| 29 | His aim is not to mock or preach but to explain one country to another , and his sense of the absurd keeps him from becoming solemn . |
| 30 | A stoic quality keeps him from talking about the problem , which is silly ; even Nicklaus discusses his back , made ancient by millions of swings and uneven leg lengths . |