Example sentences of "keep they at [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | what keeps them at it . |
| 2 | She saw his hands curl into white-knuckled fists and knew he was fighting to keep them at his sides . |
| 3 | Back with his own cast , he was determined to keep them at it as long as possible , fulfilling his own need for manic activity . |
| 4 | When you are not using your hands in this manner , keep them at your sides . |
| 5 | Men , women , and all except the smallest children , were on their hands and knees , busily washing every inch of the deck , supervised by the third mate and half a dozen rough-looking sailors , who kept them at it every second . |
| 6 | The accordion kept them at it , energetic , sweet . |
| 7 | Ezpeleta and the local administration followed events and there is no reason to suppose that judges and municipal officials would have abandoned their ambiguous collaborationism had not St. Cyr , the French commander , later forced on them an oath of loyalty to Joseph — repugnant to the very legalism which , combined with inertia and pay , had kept them at their posts . |