Example sentences of "for [pers pn] to keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | Success makes it hard for them to keep their heads straight . ’ |
| 2 | When they needed her there was no familiarity too close for them to keep as they brushed their feathers against her cheek and went toppling along her arms to eat out of her hands — then she could feel they loved her . |
| 3 | Because you had to put in the level plugs for them to keep the level and the centre lines to keep the centre . |
| 4 | Twenty years too late and they found a thousand ways to stop the rise of Hitler , it was the only way for them to keep sane , the survivors . |
| 5 | ‘ The ideal thing would have been for them to keep to their offer of a two-year deal and I would have signed it before the final . |
| 6 | Tom would n't wear rain gear because he could n't find a set to really fit his 6ft 3in frame , so it was hard work for me to keep him dry . |
| 7 | My fields are too far from the Manor for me to keep an eye on them . |
| 8 | He thought I was too silly for words , but he made it possible for me to keep Perdita , so I 'll always be grateful . ’ |
| 9 | My hands got very cold too , but my mother helped me every morning by baking two potatoes in their skins for me to keep in my pockets ; they retained their heat for quite a long time . |
| 10 | My father had a and he said it would be forty seven , say it would likely be forty seven , but that 's forty seven is two year eight month away , which is a long time for me to keep it going . |
| 11 | ‘ I think you will agree that that will make it extremely easy for me to keep a constant eye on you ? ’ |
| 12 | " It was as hard for me to keep quiet as it was for them , " Brown Owl , Mrs Sheila Scott , told the Southampton and District WWF Group Chairman , Geoffrey Cockrell , when he went along to one of their cheerful , noisy meetings in July to receive a cheque for WWF . |
| 13 | Three letter words is very difficult for me to keep |
| 14 | ‘ If only I 'd known the truth about you , Shiona , there would have been no need for me to keep running away from my feelings for you . |
| 15 | ‘ I promise not to do too much , but I think it will be good for me to keep busy , ’ she said , and left him to his book . |
| 16 | Even when , halfway through the morning he broke out with , ‘ Well , there 's no need for you to keep on and on about the table , ’ I did not point out that I had said nothing , that it was he who was ‘ going on and on about it ’ inside himself . |
| 17 | Or is it all right for you to keep your own kids , but the likes of us , ordinary people , who 've got to give up — ’ |
| 18 | It would be possible for you to keep a limited number of goldfish , as they are very hardy and can tolerate a very harsh environment . |
| 19 | A There are a lot of Tanganyikan cichlids you can keep in your tank , but I am afraid it is only large enough for you to keep a pair of a single species . |
| 20 | ELT Journal is the ideal way for you to keep in touch with the world of English Language Teaching . |
| 21 | We have already stressed the need for you to keep your notes and assignments in properly labelled and categorised loose-leaf folders . |
| 22 | We have a leaflet available with a useful checklist for you to keep . |
| 23 | Sadly , it seems difficult for you to keep partnerships or close relationships steady at the moment . |
| 24 | Her are some tips and space for you to keep track of your progress . |
| 25 | ‘ I would have thought it was also important for you to keep the author informed of everything that 's going on . |
| 26 | I 've told you , I 'm not involved with Adam , and there 's no reason for you to keep me here any longer . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And how lucky that he left enough money for you to keep on Mr and Mrs Bryant . |
| 28 | Would n't speak to me for six months , but then his natural goodness of heart , as well perhaps as his gradual realization that I might have been right , that perhaps I had saved him from a fate worse than death , made it impossible for him to keep it up . |
| 29 | This means for the neighbourhood man , the man on the beat , that it is difficult for him to keep a low profile . |
| 30 | His legs were beginning to get twitchy and fidgety , the way they always did when it was particularly important for him to keep them under control . |