Sentence examples for keep him in line from inspiring English sources

Give Poppy our love (and keep him in line).

When Pollard was younger, authority figures sometimes struggled to keep him in line.

"They'll keep him in line... they'll keep him humble and tell him to behave himself".

"I'm an Army brat," Judge Wells has quickly countered in trying to keep him in line.

Although I'm sure my son would say his fear of 'Mom's disappointing stare' was enough to keep him in line.

But Miss Clark has been unable to keep him in line, as she typically has errant Labour ministers.

Steak and meatloaf kept him in line.

And Bertram Martin III, a friend of Mr. Macfarland's, said of the bride: "She keeps him in line".

Walker's mother never scolded him, rarely even told him what to do, but Daddy C was more old-fashioned and kept him in line.

She knitted, sewed, cooked, managed three kids' schedules for the next 20 years and, according to Francis' own words, "kept him in line".

As his martial drumbeat keeps him in line and the twin guitars of Matt Roberts and Chris Henderson fortify him, the manly-voiced Mr. Arnold declares loyalty to a less than perfect mate.