Example sentences of "[noun] to hold [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer quickly emerged : make a spirited attempt to hold on to it . |
| 2 | Shaking with terror , Isabel put a hand to the wall in an attempt to hold on to something solid , only to have it scoot across the slimy surface , almost throwing her to the ground . |
| 3 | Ultimately , de Gaulle 's attempt to hold on to the symbolic status bestowed by 18 June and the war proved his undoing . |
| 4 | Dolphins that feed mainly on squid usually have fewer teeth and have developed other adaptations to hold on to their slippery-bodied meals . |
| 5 | It may help your child to hold on to memories of the past and to begin to think about changes in the future by painting pictures , making a tape recording or keeping a scrapbook of family events . |
| 6 | HOWARD KENDALL last night admitted he faces a battle to hold on to Everton 's £2m-rated defender Martin Keown . |
| 7 | Mr Tim Devlin 's surprise victory for the Conservatives in Stockton South to hold on to the seat he won narrowly in 1987 from the prominent SDP man ( now Sir ) Ian Wrigglesworth was a classic example of the collapse of the centre vote working against Labour . |
| 8 | As early as 1971 , he had spoken with admiration of the Great Meeting Hall in Pyonyang with capacity to hold up to 40,000 fervent admirers of the Great Leader at any one audience . |
| 9 | As I 've already said , I would wish the Committee to hold on to those specific ones relating to community care at this stage , until we have a more certain picture . |
| 10 | I know nothing of the circumstances of his illness , but he was dying angrily and his procrastinations could be sufficiently explained by a need to hold on to life , to defer events into the future . |
| 11 | Why do n't they release the body , there 's no need to hold on to it |
| 12 | Without relative truth to hold on to it could be argued that absolute Truth , which is a matter of faith , would be nothing but empty utopianism . |
| 13 | Indeed there is now an incentive to hold on to the assets because if such assets are retained until death they receive a capital gains tax-free uplift ( TCGA 1992 , s62(1) ) . |
| 14 | I also realise the importance of having some sort of discipline and routine to hold on to . |
| 15 | Teaching English , being a metaphor for a policy of enforced cultural assimilation , dovetailed with the view expressed by a large proportion of heads and teachers that ‘ immigrant ’ cultures — the desire to hold on to which was seen as evidence of a ‘ ghetto mentality ’ — were an educational hindrance requiring vigilant exclusion from the culture of the school ( Brittan , 1976 ) . |
| 16 | Laziness , a desire to hold on to salaries and to stay with families , accounts for much afrancesado collaboration . |
| 17 | Starfield and Mellits ( 1968 ) were successful in teaching 5-year-olds to hold on to their urine for as long as possible once a day for six months and enabled one-third of the children to become dry . |
| 18 | But if this was a positive factor to hold on to , the story told me more . |
| 19 | He was n't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife . |
| 20 | The ministers amended the terms of the ASEAN industrial joint-venture ( AIJV ) plan to include allowing non-ASEAN investors to hold up to 60 per cent of equity . |
| 21 | We would also like to ask permission to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks to aid viewing . |
| 22 | The oil mingled with the warm salty water which leaked from places in the ceilings , and that was one of the reasons they had asked for some sort of banister rail to hold on to in the narrow winding-stair . |
| 23 | It is arousing controversy within both LWT and ITV as independent television companies prepare for the fight to hold on to their franchises . |
| 24 | The passion of his kisses on her throat were leaving her weak and she had to will her fingers to hold on to the bodice . |
| 25 | The dog refused to budge , so , instructing the two older girls to hold tight to the younger , I heaved up the 196lb of stubborn fur and staggered to the railing I went down to extricate my struggling son and carried him upwards followed by shrieking pleas of , ‘ Daddy , do n't leave us ’ and ‘ I want a carry ’ , from the frantic tadpole in charge of two red-faced little girls who were now starting to show signs of stain and filling tear-ducts . |
| 26 | How happy she would be now , if she could turn her head and see him there , and reach out her arms to hold on to him and pull him close . |
| 27 | After Agricola 's recall to Rome , the will to hold on to large parts of the north seems to have ebbed . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , I might as well tell you that I 've always known I was being unfair to you , using sex to hold on to you . ’ |
| 29 | CHRIS LILLYWHITE fought off another challenge to hold on to his Milk Race yellow jersey in yesterday 's 116.5 mile 10th stage from Sheffield to Liverpool . |
| 30 | That 'll give you a reason to hold on to your hat . ’ |