Example sentences of "just kept " in BNC.
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| 1 | One person who claimed to have witnessed her collapse in the recording studio said : ‘ The poor kid just kept sobbing and saying , ‘ I ca n't go on , I ca n't take the pressure . ’ |
| 2 | A large band played faultlessly behind the heroes , the hits just kept on coming , and Johnny Cash stole the show with some country harmonica on an encore of Orange Blossom Special that huffed and puffed like a steam engine on a frosty morning . |
| 3 | Seve just kept hacking along . |
| 4 | ‘ After a time demand just kept growing and growing and we did n't have the finance to boost production to keep pace with it . |
| 5 | He drove out of town and just kept going . |
| 6 | ‘ The other plants were rather disappointing this year , but the melon just kept on growing and growing . ’ |
| 7 | Above the rambling parkland belonging to Randall Lodge was an area which had once been a rigidly formal garden , but was now only just kept in check by two elderly men . |
| 8 | He , however , refused to fight back and just kept on doing his best ( even though he often went home upset ) . |
| 9 | A CONVICTED killer allowed out for a stroll in the grounds of a mental hospital just kept walking — and was still missing yesterday , 24 hours later . |
| 10 | Clark kept saying , ‘ Please , stop ’ , but Monty just kept hammering away and Clark said , ‘ For God 's sake , Monty , take it easy . ’ |
| 11 | The pictures shook and one fell , just missing Frankie 's head , but he did n't bat an eyelid and just kept on reading his comic . |
| 12 | If they had just kept the stuff they removed , it would have saved us six months of work . ’ |
| 13 | They are a good bunch of lads and there 's a lot of confidence from that 4-2 opening day win at Arsenal and they 've just kept it going . ’ |
| 14 | I had the great advantage of being brought up by a really traditional , old-fashioned nanny , who saw us through numerous disasters , one of which was the very memorable moment during the blitz when we were taken to a very smart tea shop in Curzon Street , a place where nannies met each other and their charges were just kept in tow . |
| 15 | So me mates just kept giving me gear until me ankle got better . |
| 16 | It was not easy — rainstorms like waterfalls would drown the camera , the eye-piece repeatedly steamed up making focusing difficult , hanging vines did their best to strangle … and the chimps just kept moving . |
| 17 | The book was intended as the unpretentious account of a Devon lad who has just kept on writing and then reading the news . |
| 18 | I rested my elbow on the bell-push and just kept right on resting . |
| 19 | The dump was n't that crowded : the girl behind the bar just kept disappearing and failing to meet my eye . |
| 20 | Maxim just kept on smiling deferentially . |
| 21 | In his strong voice , redolent of anger just kept in check , he 'd read those names , among which had figured that of my friend Rosa Soares , christened Maria . |
| 22 | I 've just kept hoping . |
| 23 | And with the aid of the wind got an awful lot of distance on that kick and almost earned side a corner , it was only just kept in by his opposite number Tommy Wright . |
| 24 | He pick a ball up Oldfield carried it along way with pace and power and then just kept his retained the ball for his side . |
| 25 | Gemmell just kept in by Crosby and it comes again to Gemmell . |
| 26 | His broad back just kept coming through the door as if he was laying a cable . |
| 27 | As the table fell against Mrs Quigley and my mum ( who started to cry ) , Pike just kept on walking , like a robot responding to an invisible signal . |
| 28 | Rog just kept on putting the boot into him . |
| 29 | The kite just kept snapping and flapping and flapping and snapping and it hauled the girl off the earth and into the air , winch and all . |
| 30 | ‘ It hit the hedge sideways and just kept rolling . |