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| 1. He kept _____ arriving late, so they had no choice but to sack him. |
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| 2. I keep _____ the news by reading the online version of the New York Times. |
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| 3. Peter is having real problems keeping the birds _____ his vegetables. |
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| 4. Peter is having real problems keeping the birds _____ from his vegetables. |
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back |
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| 5. He´s trying to keep _____ the boss as he wants that new position in Sales. |
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| 6. If he has a fault it´s that he tends to digress a bit. He has trouble keeping _____ the point. |
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| 7.
Eat something. Just to keep your strength _____ .
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over |
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She´s still on a liquids only diet as she can´t keep anything solid _____ .
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inside |
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| 9. Jenny´s a real blabbermouth. She can´t keep anything _____ herself. |
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| 10. My son seems incapable of keeping _____ trouble at his new school. |
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| 11. My son seems incapable of keeping _____ trouble at his new school. |
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| 12. We were asked, by the park authorities, to keep _____ the grass. |
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| 13. Everyone should keep _____ of the building until it is demolished. |
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