How to use "keeping" in a sentence

The thought of seeing them again is keeping me alive

By keeping close to the walls in the shadows, he could clearly see what was happening in the light

The woman left the energy center and Sala followed, keeping a safe distance

What else could I say? Sala was kicking herself for not keeping Wena talking for longer

Gradually Vivienne's heartbeat subsided from the hard, frantic rhythm that it had been keeping for the past couple of minutes

Two uniformed security men were performing first aid on the unconscious man, loosening his tie and collar, taking his pulse, while a third guard was keeping curious customers out of the way.

He and Tina apparently were confronted with a powerful, lawless, dangerous organization hell-bent on keeping the secret of the Sierra tragedy

"They're keeping him somewhere

He had thought Evans might be keeping a vigil at the demolished house, while the firemen sifted through the still-smoldering debris, searching for the remains of the woman they thought might be buried there

He wants us just to walk into the place where they're keeping him and take him out."

"But even if Danny could somehow get us in," he said, "we don't know where they're keeping him

That's where they're keeping him."

And all the time he was keeping a second family - a former servant, and five children! What a terrible shock to his wife and daughter.'

I half-turned, still keeping my eyes on the cylinder, from which other tentacles were now coming out, and began pushing my way back from the side of the pit

I got to my feet at last and, keeping low, managed to get into a wood near Maybury without the machines seeing me

As soon as they've destroyed all our guns and ships and railways, they'll begin to catch us one by one, picking the best and keeping us in cages and things