"For some people, the pressure to keep back a few years of time has turned upkeep into a third career, after work and family."

He smiled, keeping back the tears, to be strong for her.

She had to fight to keep back the hysterical laughter building up inside her.

The family have kept back a lot of material at the manor.

So you had to keep back a pace, leave the tying to another.

"You have to keep back a little to actually play well," he said.

The American kept back the hot words that were ready upon the end of his tongue.

She was finding it difficult to keep back the tears.

The two boys kept back a little so that no one could see them.

She wondered if it was needed to keep back the audience.