Example sentences of "been kept [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Orkney 's Marine Pollution Officer , Captain Bob Sclater aid that the Department of Transport had been kept abreast of developments . |
| 2 | She had been kept alive by means of a feeding tube , which was disconnected following the court 's decision , and she died on Dec. 26 . |
| 3 | And then the bucket too which has been kept full of water to keep it from expanding and leaking which otherwise it would do . |
| 4 | Others had grown complacent , partly because previous Soviet accidents had been kept secret in order to persuade the public of the benefits of nuclear power . |
| 5 | Although which river had been kept secret from Trent , he was certain that it would be the north fork of the Belpan where a bend would hide them from the road bridge . |
| 6 | This had been kept secret from Dickens by the chapel trustees . |
| 7 | You 've never been kept short of money , have you ? ’ |
| 8 | Probably everything had been kept ready for weeks , prepared as soon as Ruth got here . |
| 9 | For several days he was at death 's door , and a grave had been kept ready in case the worst happened . |
| 10 | Dr Tom Walker , the head of BP Nutrition , says that BP had been kept aware of developments but had decided not to take part . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ Colin and his staff have been kept busy in Peterhead and Aberdeen , using our office at 36 Commerce Street as his Aberdeen base . |