Example sentences of "[pron] hold on [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held on to the far side of the desk , and moaned . |
| 2 | She held on to the slim hope of the towel as a disguise . |
| 3 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 4 | Does it hold on to the exclusive for its major shareholders or go with its journalistic impulses ? |
| 5 | IMRAN KHAN became the fifth player in Test history to take 350 wickets — joining Richard Hadlee , Ian Botham , Dennis Lillee and Kapil Dev — when he held on to a fine one-handed return catch to dismiss Ravi Shastri yesterday as India lost their last seven wickets for 143 on the second day of the fourth and final Test in Sialkot . |
| 6 | He held on to the other end , it went underneath him . |
| 7 | Apart from providing such basic info as the date that any hit reached pole position , the length of time it held on to the top spot and a full rundown on catalogue numbers , songwriters , producers etc , there 's also a full page of background on the history of the song and its performers . |
| 8 | Whatever the inner pressures within us to hold on to a prejudicial attitude , when a Christian maintains a prejudice and fails to aim for its resolution , the problem may well be a conflict with God 's truth , of actually resisting God 's will . |