Example sentences of "would be keep [adj] " in BNC.

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1 At last it was decided that , as I had behaved so well up to now , I would be kept alive .
2 in the ‘ balanced aquarium ’ system , the nitrogen compounds produced by the fish 's metabolism were taken up by plants , and nitrate levels in the water would be kept low .
3 The anomalies and confusions of the 1950's Shops Act would be removed , while Sundays would be kept special for rest , family recreation and worship .
4 In these drills the stimulus would be a pronoun that would vary , while the tense would be kept constant .
5 Young Richard would be kept busy with his learning for some considerable time yet , Cissie would not be ready to come home until tea-time , and David had warned her that it would be late when he and his ‘ father ’ returned , especially as Luther had expressed a desire to ‘ celebrate afterwards ’ .
6 Once his leg healed , Lucien quickly found that he would be kept busy .
7 However , an assurance was given that , in order not to affect the living standards of those on low incomes , a list of 100 key products and services would be drawn up whose prices would be kept unchanged .
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