Example sentences of "keep the body " in BNC.

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1 Keeping the body rigid , press with the hands until the arms are straight .
2 Keeping the brain active is as important as keeping the body active .
3 Diet is a major factor in keeping the digestion in order and in keeping the body 's health generally .
4 For the elderly who have some form of infirmity , the normal daily routine of keeping the body clean and disposing of its waste products can be exhausting , hazardous , and , in some cases even painful when the back must be bent and the limbs slowly manipulated into the appropriate positions to get in and out of the bath , and down and up from the lavatory seat .
5 I mean if you say you dance , it depends on how you dance whether it does everything for you , because some are very concerned with keeping the body rather aloof , like ballet i i i minimize it , you try to pretend you do n't have any body weight in ballet , you control it .
6 The side thrust kick 1 : the attacker raises the knee to a high position , keeping the body upright .
7 They have solved the problem by keeping the body stiff as a poker , but they have a single long fin all the way along the length of the body .
8 It 's reckoned to be the best method yet devised of keeping the body in good condition .
9 I can not keep the body later than this evening .
10 Regular exercising not only keeps the body supple ; it strengthens heart and lungs and helps increase relaxation and reduces stress .
11 Turning on switch three adds a presence boost which acts in both clean and overdriven modes and is well tapered — clean guitar sparkles , but keeps the body of its sound .
12 Having stamina , the ability to keep the body going , means having efficient muscles , good circulation and a strong heart .
13 Under the old system , it was possible , if a shortage of any one part occurred , to complete a large number of bodies up to the point at which this particular part was required , and even if the whole of the body shop floor eventually became taken up by partially built bodies , it was still possible to keep the body makers employed in splicing bottom sides and cantrails and fitting the pillars in position alongside the partially erected bodies .
14 This was based on subtracting the calories consumed in food from the calories required to keep the body going .
15 Dezallier-D'Argenville slightly reduces the delay : ‘ Among the common people it is customary to stay at home for two or three days after death , and to keep the body in a room where friends and relatives are invited to come and see it . ’
16 Dezallier-D'Argenville provides us with the answer : ‘ Among the common people it is customary to stay at home for two or three days after death , and to keep the body in a room where friends and relatives are invited to come and see it . ’
17 At home , I would go on long walks , which were less the contemplative rambles I had previously enjoyed than frantic attempts to keep the body going , to keep the machine working .
18 Thus it can be argued that although the courts proclaim that in reviewing the decisions of an administrative body they are merely attempting to keep the body within the jurisdiction conferred upon it by Parliament , in fact they do sometimes explicitly justify their decisions by reference to the expertise or lack of expertise of the body whose decision it is sought to review .
19 They are synergistic , which means they rely on each other in order to keep the body functioning at an optimum level .
20 Metabolism is the series of chemical reactions that occur in each cell and each organ to keep the body running properly .
21 We are aware of this calorie usage as production of heat by the body — in order to keep the body at 37 degrees C , our normal temperature , a certain amount of energy is required , and this requires some 80 per cent of our calorie intake .
22 This is essential to keep the body healthy .
23 Hand conditioning : knuckle push-ups , taking care to keep the body straight .
24 And his face was n't meant to be seen — do n't forget , the pockets were weighted to keep the body down .
25 They are designed to keep the body supple , develop co-ordination and improve poise and general fitness .
26 Therefore , keep the body and arms reasonably low .
27 LYONS KEEP THE BODY
28 These tabarri , worn by most men in the region , kept the body and the hands very warm .
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