Example sentences of "keep a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping a low blood cholesterol level is just one reason to follow these simple guidelines for a healthy diet : |
| 2 | This week in Georgia he has been keeping a low profile , wrapped up in his own game plan , which is how he best enjoys life , it seems . |
| 3 | Despite regular clashes between the leading figures in AT and VPE , Lalonde and Fernex , Lalonde is keeping a low profile . |
| 4 | Other locals were yesterday keeping a low profile , preserving the privacy requested by the couple . |
| 5 | Mrs Croll , Registrar in the Highland village for 24 years , was keeping a low profile . |
| 6 | The hostile Conservative press environment into which the nationalised organisations were born , and the unusually vituperative and irresponsible anti-nationalisation tone of Churchill 's parliamentary opposition , also strengthened their preferences for keeping a low profile politically . |
| 7 | Sun is believed to be keeping a low profile on the suit lest it catch flak for restricting the clone trade . |
| 8 | So keeping a low profile avoids getting embroiled in political controversy , which is the proper province of the elected Diet . |
| 9 | You might think that anyone connected with Polly Peck would be keeping a low profile these days . |
| 10 | Large conspicuous wooden figures , Dotty and Dolly , and beneath their knees skulked little Alix Doddridge , creeping quietly , smiling obsequiously , keeping a low profile , longing to be ordinary , longing with such passion to be unnoticed , to be accepted , to be one of the crowd , not Dotty 's Daughter , with all that that implied . |
| 11 | With police apparently keeping a low profile , the violence intensified during the night . |
| 12 | Tonight Jamie Robertson , the man at the centre of the row , is keeping a low profile . |
| 13 | They went for him then , Alexander and Donald McLaggan , the Duke 's two sons , dragged him from his father 's side so that his head bounced on the steps , lifted him bleeding , like foresters keeping a dying deer clear of the hounds , and started to carry him down to the river ‘ just to cool him off ’ but Cameron ran and gripped Donald 's shoulder and shouted , ‘ If you injure an officer it is treason on top of sedition , ’ so they carried him back and laid him carefully at his father 's feet . |
| 14 | It made me anxious , focusing on my physical self , keeping a certain shape . ’ |
| 15 | Outside it was almost warmer than in the theatre and they walked along the road keeping a slight distance between them . |
| 16 | Sprays are not just for keeping a finished style in place — they are useful for styling , too . |
| 17 | There may be a number of reasons for keeping a personal diary . |
| 18 | No one drank the spirits but Rufus , and Adam suspected that he drank more than he let on about , probably keeping a private bottle somewhere . |
| 19 | We went back inside and signed the indentures , the scrivener cutting the parchment into three and keeping a duplicate copy . |
| 20 | All this time he had been keeping a reserve force waiting in the library . |
| 21 | The embassy also suggests avoiding crowds , not arguing politics with the locals and keeping a reserve fund of cash available in case banks are closed , including the 45 dinars residents need for the normal exit stamp if your stay has been longer than six months . |
| 22 | He was up and dressed every day , and spent each evening in the corner of the public bar with a pint pot in front of him , keeping a benevolent eye on the satisfied customers . |
| 23 | Henri reached the cave mouth first , shortly followed by Mait , Carrefour , and finally Richmann , who had been keeping a rear guard . |
| 24 | Keeping a hot house |
| 25 | This means that the cost of keeping a young mother and baby usually falls squarely on the family . |
| 26 | While , however , Admiral Hawke had been keeping a vigilant eye on Brest , Admiral Edward Boscawen had been busily patrolling off Toulon . |
| 27 | He spoke after Bronson 's owner appeared before York magistrates and admitted not keeping a dangerous dog under proper control . |
| 28 | Tappersdorf was a few stops along the line — countrified and still keeping a rural quietness : poplars masked a factory , behind pre-war houses with steeply pitched roofs fields of sprouts stretched away , the sprouts looking oddly sentient as they stood in their patient , frosty queues , waiting to be picked . |
| 29 | Neurosurgeons have already operated on Michael , who worked for a local builders ' merchant , and a team of specialists are keeping a round-the-clock watch on his condition . |
| 30 | While Andrea , 21 , was keeping a round-the-clock vigil at her husband 's hospital bedside , burglars made off with all their wedding presents . |