Example sentences of "[noun sg] hold on [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far Eastern reports of imminent bid terms from Hongkong & Shanghai Bank caused some early excitement in Midland Bank and , despite a denial , the stock held on to a 10 point rise to 345p . |
| 2 | Parke , 17 , needed all his creativity and courage to hold on for a 15-10 , 9-15 , 15-12 , 15-14 victory just when his resources were beginning to flag . |
| 3 | Three wickets had done down in four balls with the score 277 , and had Kapil Dev at backward square leg held on to a straightforward catch offered by Healy off Tendulkar , India might have taken charge . |
| 4 | Morris was at the heart of an amazing North defensive effort to hold on to a 24-17 half-time lead in the face of a strong second-half wind . |
| 5 | East Midlands Electricity jumped from 237p to 305p before settling at 276p , while London Electricity held on to a 53-point rise to 306p . |
| 6 | The 4–5 favourite held on by a fast diminishing half-length from Swift Buck who was attempting to give his jockey , John McIrvine , a record third successive win in the race . |
| 7 | He accepts then the necessity to permit the destruction of some forms of life , while at the same time holding on to a firm belief in the essential unity of all life and the principle of non-violence . |