Example sentences of "keep it for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the shopman had already bowed as though keeping it for her was all any human being could ask . |
| 2 | I 'm keeping it for him , like . |
| 3 | Erm by the land that 's being redistributed , they are actually keeping it for themselves , and that how that they 're |
| 4 | I wondered if they passed that Trade Union ( positive vetting ) file over to someone else or whether they were keeping it for my return . |
| 5 | And you might say well I 'll not take their advice I 'll invest it directly with Global and you 'll find that cos Global 'll keep it for themselves . |
| 6 | ‘ But you know ’ , she turned to Ira Dilworth , ‘ I do n't smoke , but me 'usband does , so I 'll just keep it for him ! hope you do n't mind . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll keep it for you until you drive round . ’ |
| 8 | I 'll keep it for you if it does . |
| 9 | ‘ They will keep it for you , you know — you can pay by instalments . ’ |
| 10 | I nodded in agreement , saying : ‘ We 'll keep it for our New Year 's present . ’ |
| 11 | He would be willing , of course , to keep it for her for ever . |
| 12 | He , they left the er they 'd gone said leave it in the conservatory , then he went out and and and and er shut his conservatory so they could n't leave it so they asked me to keep it for him . |
| 13 | The old hut 's been converted into a flower-shop , but the cabbies say they wanted to keep it for themselves . |
| 14 | I suppose you want to keep it for your wedding night ? ’ |
| 15 | I insist you keep it for yourself — it would be a crime to let anyone else wear it , ’ he said huskily . |
| 16 | She stared at a plump tea-kettle like a plump hen above the shopman 's head , and her voice was dreamy as she answered : " Well , keep it for me — will your I … |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't you talk in that disgusting way to me , keep it for your clever friends who 're trying to turn this fine country into a nest of crawling , grovelling , filthy snakes . ’ |
| 18 | He said well you 've got no bloody springs on the pawls , I says so I picked a tin of springs up , we kept it for anybody who wanted a spring for their bike , any spring where , you know the hooks on each end ? |
| 19 | It 's wet through and 75% burnt but I kept it for you . " |