Adjective complement with noun phrase

• keep: Over here, security is about keeping the students safe from outside influences, not about keeping the staff save from their wards.

Modifies a noun

• haven: Would that he could return to this, such a safe haven!

• environment: Given the nature of the products carried, a safe working environment is paramount.

• bet: For one night's rest this is usually a safe bet.

• sex: He said: " Well, apart from having safe sex we haven't really got a problem then.

• place: Now, several years later, the park is no longer a safe place to take yourself, let alone a small child.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: People should feel safe from attack, in their own homes, at school, on the street, or at their workplace.

• stay: How will you make sure my child stays safe?

• keep: We need to be checking rigorously the importation of meat and meat products to ensure that Britain is kept safe.

• remain: However there are also steps that you can take to make sure your personal information remains safe.

Infinitive complement

• assume: They are a reminder that it is not safe to assume these boards were always moved by the Victorians from beside the altar.

• eat: Food safety is another, " is it safe to eat?

• drink: Other Health Risks: Bilharzia Food & Drink Water is untreated and not safe to drink.

• say: Safe to say, it was the best shows the band has ever done.

• swim: The ocean is safe to swim in and tap water is potable.

Preposition: in

• knowledge: Lugosi and Luna go back to the theater and everyone lives happily ever after, safe in the knowledge that vampires are nonsence.

Preposition: from

• harm: Very often children and babies are carried around the bonfires, because Hindus believe this will keep them safe from harm.