Sentence examples for keeps time on from inspiring English sources

Marco Buccelli, a drummer and her musical partner, keeps time on the snare.

Ms. Spektor is an inventive singer-songwriter who keeps time on a piano while unleashing knotty, witty rants and songs; last year she released a striking debut album, "Soviet Kitsch" (Sire/Warner).

The economic world now keeps time on a silicon chronometer.

One crew member plays a fiddle, and another keeps time on a pan.

One person keeps time on the watch and signals the end of 3 minutes (can be 4 or 5 also).

One kept time on cymbals and a pedestal drum.

He kept time on a hi-hat fixed above the windscreen.

He would keep time on his notebook with his pencil, like a snare drum.

While the drummer kept time on a kit that included electronic triggers, the other four stalked the stage on the balls of their feet, knees wobbling in time to the music.

What they can do together next week is keep time on the negotiating clock, since a meaningful conversation may not happen until after Iran's elections in June.

To paraphrase the philosopher Mick Jagger, keep time on your side.