keep tally
Example Sentences
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The third scrutator reads each name aloud, while the cardinals keep tally.
From Time Magazine Archive
A committee had been appointed to keep tally on the number of wagons crossed on the boats.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Colonel William Thompson
In the case of ‘head-hunters’ the young men’s barracks are invariably guardhouses, at the entrance to the village, and those on guard at night keep tally of the men who leave and return.”—Op. cit., vol.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks
They dropped back into the receptacle one by one, and with such a ringing sound that even Paul was able to keep tally.
From The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership by George A. Warren
The Kalkis was moving so slowly, Mr. Spokesly could with difficulty keep tally of the beat of the engines.
From Command by William McFee
