Example sentences of "keep it [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was keeping it for cleaning the car . |
| 2 | The price of this combo is excellent for a twin channel amp , but its shortcomings in the lead department may keep it from playing in the World Series and confine it to the Junior League . |
| 3 | The countryside has a dignity in Piersanti 's novel which keeps it from becoming a mere object of nostalgia . |
| 4 | I hung it on a branch to keep it from getting damp . |
| 5 | In trying to limit the domain of the sociology of knowledge , to keep it from intruding into philosophy and from making unjustifiable empirical claims , Hinshaw 's review suggests that its real concern is with pragmatics , ‘ the relationships of signs to their users ’ ( Hinshaw 1973 : 237 ) . |
| 6 | Sometimes in fractured ribs with marked worse ( < ) movement , must keep absolutely still and may even lie on the affected side in order to keep it from moving . |
| 7 | And then the bucket too which has been kept full of water to keep it from expanding and leaking which otherwise it would do . |
| 8 | Our hood added insult to embarrassment by breaking the poppers on its leading edge one after the other until David Vivian found himself circumnavigating the M25 one evening with one hand on the wheel and another holding the hood to keep it from flying off . |
| 9 | Two goals from Milton 's leading scorer Nigel Mott and one from Neil Allen put this game beyond doubt , the opening encounter was fast and furious with bone jarring tackles from both sets of players , and referee , Mr Merchant from Newbury did well to keep it from boiling over . |
| 10 | The Aquamassage brush is waterproof and can be used in the bath and shower : ‘ The only difficulty is keeping enough soap on the brush head to keep it from dragging the skin , ’ she says . |
| 11 | Their ambition increased by the movement , until all forty-one were in violent motion , so violent that the Bowl began to move across the table , and Oscar had to take a firm hold of it to keep it from turning over . |
| 12 | Conflict : The bank could then make imprudent loans to Company X to keep it from failing . |
| 13 | Rafiq says that storing hashish inside the skin of a freshly-slaughtered sheep is the only way to keep it from going stale . |
| 14 | I 've been feeding it a goodly amount of quinine and aspirin in the night to keep it from going hungry . " |
| 15 | As their aircraft was seen moving erratically apparently out of control , it seems they stayed on board determined to keep it from hitting houses . |
| 16 | The steel furred to keep it from cracking in the cold , |
| 17 | What fans did n't see was special effects boss Derek Meddings on the floor with his hand up her dress to keep it from ruffling up and his assistant up a ladder holding the tension on a piece of fish wire while the zip was being pulled down . |
| 18 | To keep it from flowing away from you and yet to keep it going . |
| 19 | I put the basket on the counter and held onto it to keep it from banging into the shopping of the woman in front . |
| 20 | It 's a company flat ; I keep it for entertaining mostly . |
| 21 | You know , just to keep it loose , keep it from getting clogged up again . |
| 22 | Fox 's woes were compounded by the emergence of Dale Gordon , who took his place on the wing and kept it until leaving for Rangers in November 1991 . |
| 23 | Dick had probably intended to toss it into the quarry , but it had fallen short and the weight of the handles had kept it from slipping over . |