Example sentences of "to keep [art] [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main secret of the latch tool cast off technique is to keep the latch on the tool open , with the stitch ( that you have just cast off ) held firmly in place behind the latch under your thumb until you have retrieved the next stitch on to the hook . |
| 2 | His reserve trundlers — usually in the mediocre medium-pace category and fully aware of the aggressive intentions of the batsmen — try to keep the ball on a full length and in ‘ the channel ’ which lies approximately in a straight line between the stumps . |
| 3 | It was tough to keep the ball on the fairways . |
| 4 | Leeds were annoying me at their sudden inability to keep the ball on the pitch , either kicking it off , or playing stupid passes up front ( down the middle ) straight to their keeper/defenders . |
| 5 | We would like to keep the ball alive , we like to keep the ball on the park and erm looking from there , we will be harrying , chasing ; we think we 've got a very good set of backs . |
| 6 | Provided the approach path was correct beforehand , the adverse yaw as the aileron is applied swings the nose off to just about the right point to keep the glider on the correct path . |
| 7 | ‘ But I would prefer the British scene to keep the accent on the wrestling — a combination of the American flair for the hype and the traditional good British wrestling moves . ’ |
| 8 | It could be said that the We/ Us/Our form is rather a mode of self-description when the poet wishes to present his beloved and himself to the world ( as shown by Donne in the Songs and Sonnets ) , and that Shakespeare prefers to keep the relationship on an interpersonal level . |
| 9 | POLICE called to keep the peace on a Teesside estate days after Tyneside 's Meadow Well riots were pelted with bricks and stones , a court heard yesterday . |
| 10 | The society pledges to keep the rate on the new bond at least 4 per cent net above its Ordinary Share rate for 2 years . |
| 11 | The Chieftains needed to win following Guildford 's midweek victory at Streatham and the ruthlessness of their display is sure to keep the pressure on the Flames until the very end . |
| 12 | Polly recognised Nathan 's insistence on her learning how to navigate as an attempt to keep the lid on a situation which was escalating rapidly out of control . |
| 13 | The government in 1989 had to appoint a special transport minister for Docklands ( Mr Portillo ) to keep the lid on the widespread anger of developers about the lack of transport to Docklands . |
| 14 | A one-inch ( 2.5cm ) square of sandpaper ( rough side out ) or of flannel glued to the corners of the picture or of the cutouts to be displayed is sufficient to keep the picture on the board . |
| 15 | Taken as a whole , the 1950s can be seen as a decade in which everyone had to work very hard just to keep the District on an even keel : it reflects great credit on all concerned that , in statistical terms , the decline of the early fifties was halted so that ultimately an expansionist phase could begin . |
| 16 | With a record like that , no wonder Ministers want to keep the spotlight on the tax and national insurance costs of our proposals and away from the half of the nation who will gain . |
| 17 | Into this would be built an early warning system to keep the business on the right financial track . |
| 18 | Although that has meant that not much can be done , in principle it is a good idea in that it forces underwater sites to compete with land sites for funding , and tends to keep the attention on the point that it is archaeology we are talking about . |
| 19 | Smith received the award for his commitment to " greening " the Labour Party , his efforts to keep the environment on the Westminster agenda , and his radical thinking on integrating economic and environmental policy . |
| 20 | ‘ The restaurant was closed for a week , with a total loss of power , but we improvised to keep the show on the road . ’ |
| 21 | There was room to keep the boat on the shingle above high water mark , and at low tide there was a large expanse of firm sand which made an ideal bathing spot . |
| 22 | The new economic programmes are muddled compromises between the ambitions of growth-seeking reformers in the coastal provinces and the desperate efforts by Beijing 's central planners to keep a grip on the economy . |
| 23 | Thus , unlike the others , the mountain goat does not have to walk continuously on the sides of its hooves : when it is leaping or running , the side of the hoof will give , bringing a much greater area of the toe into contact with the ground and greatly increasing the animal 's ability to keep a grip on the icy rock . |
| 24 | The days and nights that followed this procession became filled with the ghostly rhythms of the Ma'badong dance a cumulative mantric tone intended to induce altered states , which most successfully we found , interfered with our capacity to keep a grip on the job of filming . |
| 25 | Then the fisherman finds himself desperately widening the hole with the point of the spike while trying to keep a grip on the rod with the other hand . |
| 26 | Although more signals can be recorded in hospital , there is a limit to how long it is appropriate to keep a patient on the ward . |
| 27 | Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc . |
| 28 | On these occasions the warden was informed of the number and kind of game they were to take , and it was his duty to keep a check on the number of deer taken , and to inform the king . |
| 29 | To keep a check on the quantities taken , tallies were cut and kept by the warden who delivered the timber and the Household official who received it . |
| 30 | If you enjoy wine or gin or beer and care about your health , you 'll probably want to keep a check on the total amount of alcohol you 're taking . |