Example sentences of "and [noun pl] keep [pron] " in BNC.

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1 But the studio paid out for fringe benefits including personal trainers and chauffeurs to keep them happy .
2 McCowen 's middle class Brit worries about his mum and attempts to keep his stiff upper lip from trembling by reliving tennis star Virginia Wade 's Wimbledon triumph .
3 ‘ This year I 'm starting a programme for managers , supervisors and operators to keep them up-to-date with environmental improvement progress , ’ said 30-year-old Mike .
4 The poolside bar provides you with vital liquid refreshment and snacks to keep you going through the day and there 's a supermarket close by .
5 By night , Kos really comes to life and boasts two of the best discos in Greece and lots of bars and tavernas to keep you happy well into the early hours of the morning .
6 Sometimes Bernard would work all through the night and there was not a day in winter even in snowy , freezing weather when they would n't turn up and bring sandwiches and bottles to keep us all going . ’
7 However , his abiding passion for collecting recipes and formulas kept him experimenting for a further twenty years , perfecting the transfer-printing process .
8 ‘ In those days our fathers and grandfathers kept us well provided .
9 But the government shielded consumers from the worst excesses of inflation by reducing the community charge burden , and businesses kept their price rises down to one of the lowest levels for 24 years .
10 While they 're waiting , there are puzzles , games and stories to keep them amused .
11 Anglers Mail columnist Frank Barlow ( Wotsits Tackle ) drew right opposite a pub but some bites on stick float and maggots kept him rooted to his box and he finished runner-up with 11–7–0 of grayling .
12 COLUMBUS CAPER : Jim , Sara and friends keep their eyes skinned for laughs
13 He proceeded to ring that director on a regular basis from the continental sharedealer where he worked , saying : " If you want your wife and children to keep their faces looking the same , you 'd better pay your little debt . "
14 WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun .
15 The thought of drifting along in the sunbeams , under the willow of the brook with only the frogs and water-rats to keep her company , filled her with glee .
16 Increased fines for dropping litter , and regulations requiring local authorities and landowners keep their premises free from litter would be brought forward .
17 If anything it will make their lives easier by making it impossible for American companies and citizens to keep anything confidential . ’
18 A few years ago she was admitted to a mental hospital and drugs kept her in a repressed state .
19 Instead of telephoning him at work to blame or to demand attention for herself , she responded to the emergency and visited the office with soup and sandwiches to keep them all going through the evening .
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