Example sentences of "[adv] [be] kept [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Threshed grain and other concentrate feeds must not only be kept dry , but also be protected from birds , mice , and rats . |
| 2 | If a relative wants to collect the ashes they can be collected or sent , but they will only be kept free for a time ( usually about a month ) — a charge will be made after that time . |
| 3 | The cabinet of curiosities might be rudely described as a well-organised attic ; and national museums are the national attic , where things too good to throw away are kept safe . |
| 4 | Since cultures are unlikely to be maintained for more than 4 or 5 days they can generally be kept free of bacterial contamination by conducting all manipulations in sterile media with flame-pulled glass mouth pipettes under dissecting microscopes in a dust-free area , for example surrounded by Perspex dust covers . |
| 5 | These had always been kept closed , trussed-up , gingerly moved , kept out of the way lest they offend . |
| 6 | In the early years this had always been kept small , but in the 1980s the Treasury increased it from the traditional 2 per cent of planned public spending in the 1976–9 period to over 6 per cent in 1990–1 . |
| 7 | It must always be kept dry but washed in warm soapy water every two weeks . |
| 8 | It is true that the recession has been putting their customers out of business , but accountants will always be kept busy picking up the pieces , or explaining in long reports why other accountancy firms got it wrong and are liable for a fortune in damages . |
| 9 | Accountants would always be kept busy showing the rest of us how to work the system . |
| 10 | While similar region versus district confrontations elsewhere in Scotland are deliberately being kept low-key , particularly in Labour-dominated areas , there are signs of open warfare in Highland , where the political parties have only limited influence . |
| 11 | With a constant head of pressure , the flow of water from a tap near the base of the reservoir could also be kept constant . |
| 12 | NUM leader Arthur Scargill said all 31 pits should now be kept open . |
| 13 | The minorities of today are kept happy by the prospect of a brighter tomorrow : the present majority is restrained from abusing power by the thought that it will be defeated at some subsequent election . |
| 14 | They are created as firms seek new advantages by linking together markets and activities that previously were kept separate . |
| 15 | You 've never been kept short of money , have you ? ’ |
| 16 | Even hugs and kisses that feel good and that you like should never be kept secret . |
| 17 | Most fish can certainly be kept healthy without live foods , but they do seem to enjoy them ! |
| 18 | Another door led into the cellar from outside in the yard , and that too was kept locked . |