Sentence examples for kept at work from inspiring English sources

(In fact, they were often in the pub, and wearing their spare jacket, kept at work for that purpose).

In theater terminology, the period is "10-out-of-12 days," when the actors may be kept at work for 10 hours out of a maximum of 12.

While Swinburne kept up his poetry, Watts remained notorious for his complete immersion in his work, although it seems no one knew exactly what he kept at work at.

Nothing existed at all….[O]n the subject of deduction we had absolutely nothing else of an earlier date to mention, but were kept at work for a long time in experimental researches.

Half-an-hour is allowed for breakfast, and an hour for dinner; and these boys are kept at work seven hours in Winter, and eight in Summer, having, however, the intermission of the dinner-hour.

Meanwhile he kept at work on the Greek New Testament (there would be five editions in all), the Paraphrases, and his editions of the Church Fathers, including Cyprian, Hilary, and Origen.

I shall keep at work and interested while it lasts though not caring very much for how long".

"You must ask the hard questions like, 'What kind of hours am I expected to keep at work?' and 'Are there any opportunities for work at home or to work different hours?'" he said.

The official trial records kept at Brighton works reported varying degrees of success and failure on the runs undertaken.

Many students were kept at home to work.

"We kept at it and worked hard," Henry said.