Example sentences of "kept you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intelligence , vigilance , practicality , cunning , luck , friendship — Levi was crucially helped by donations from an Italian workman he barely knew , and by the exercise of his skills as a chemist — kept you going and , in some few cases , made you free . |
| 2 | I kept you here for as long as I could but I ca n't do that anymore . ’ |
| 3 | Anyway , what kept you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I am sorry I kept you waiting , lady Anne — the prince is going away , you see . ’ |
| 5 | The place you had to fight your way out of , shouting and wailing as you first hit the light ; the place that imprisoned you , yet kept you warm , fed you . |
| 6 | ‘ Because the last time kept you going till now . ’ |
| 7 | Rugby was even worse , as it involved a large amount of physical contact , and there was nowhere on the field you could hide and no playing position which kept you out of harm 's way . |
| 8 | But you must believe that I kept you here not because I wanted to , but because I believed it my duty to those whom God ( or , well , the Company anyway ) has placed in my care . |
| 9 | ‘ What kept you , Daak ? ’ she yelled , still five metres from the speeder . |
| 10 | at the end of the dark , drunken years that kept you there , |
| 11 | When I think I kept you working … " |
| 12 | Kept you know that . |
| 13 | It 's gravity that kept you in orbit you and the Shuttle . |
| 14 | ‘ Fair enough — I kept you waiting at the Company office . |
| 15 | What kept you ? ’ |
| 16 | We kept you sedated and put you to bed here . |
| 17 | ‘ What kept you ? ’ the Doctor asked . |
| 18 | It kept you on your toes . |
| 19 | ‘ What kept you ? |
| 20 | ‘ What kept you so long ? ’ |
| 21 | And I 'm intrigued , I must confess , about what kept you from the delights of the flesh for so long , Caroline — since , once initiated , you showed a remarkable talent for sensual enjoyment . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ What kept you so long ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ They kept you asleep there , ’ Azmaveth said . |
| 24 | " What kept you then ? " |
| 25 | Is that what kept you warm ? |
| 26 | That would drive him to madness , to the place they most wanted him , the place in which it would be even more difficult to find the Key ; an institution , a hospital where they filled you up with all sorts of disgusting drugs and deliberately kept you as stupid as the rest . |
| 27 | Well I 'm conscious we kept you a long time this time this morning and I certainly do appreciate your attendance and presence . |
| 28 | Those weeks when I kept you from your work — did you mind ? |
| 29 | The bird kept you awake . ’ |
| 30 | Do n't let it be said I kept you here against your will . ’ |