Example sentences of "to hang on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you 've got ta be careful as well at night not to hang on to the tail lights of the thing in from of you |
| 2 | The temptation to hang on to the past can then be strong . |
| 3 | I am also inclined to hang on to the past . |
| 4 | If I now consider an event of a moment ago , my idle contemplation of the cup on my table , and attempt to subtract from my present conception only a part of it-the subject within the event of a moment ago-and to hang on to the remainder , I am in fact left with something other than the content of the event . |
| 5 | Well you have to hang on to the buggy then . |
| 6 | Some countries like Malaysia have , however , managed to hang on to the advantages of being early recipients of such investments by virtue of their installed base of experienced workers who could help attract later entrants . |
| 7 | Most western European governments decided to hang on to the state monopoly in telecommunications networks ; their deregulatory ventures were to be very modest indeed — for example in allowing greater flexibility in renting or buying telephone handsets and other terminal equipment . |
| 8 | Some financial planners have worked out another loophole , telling their clients to hang on to the part of their income paid in company shares , because taxes on capital gains are unlikely to rise under President Clinton and may even fall . |
| 9 | However , I would like to hang on to the notion of homology in a qualified sense . |
| 10 | So at the end of their dancing career many tried desperately to hang on to the fringes of the theatre world as did matron Daisy Woodworth . |
| 11 | If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she 'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions . |
| 12 | ‘ I think that 's one of the reasons why Stoneley chose to hang on to the school as an observation point , ’ Hennessy said . |
| 13 | Now it 's gon na be a , a bit harder to hang on to the thought here . |
| 14 | Wicket-keeper Fothergill did well to hang on to the ball low to his right , especially as the whole team went up in jubilation before the ball had reached his gloves . |
| 15 | One of the most dangerous stunts Crawford did in the new series was to hang on to the back of a car as it dangled over sea and rocks two hundred feet below . |
| 16 | Electronics industry consultant Bob Heikes reckons he 's likely to hang on to the job , but for all the wrong reasons : ‘ Bull is hopeless , ’ he told the International Herald Tribune — ‘ a new guy is n't going to make any difference . ’ |
| 17 | When she tried to hang on to the cash one man punched her in the face and they both escaped . |
| 18 | Think about it , Aurora — decide whether your desire to hang on to the club really is for his sake — or yours . ’ |
| 19 | Christie , a private in the Ulster Defence Regiment , nearly decapitated her victim in the attack — a desperate bid to hang on to the affections of dashing Royal Signals officer Captain Duncan McAllister . |
| 20 | He could afford to hang on to the house until the market quickened . |
| 21 | It is tempting to hang on to the launch , thinking that it will pick up speed , but if you do you may arrive almost over the end of the field with very little height or speed — an awkward situation . |
| 22 | You 're a bit small to hang on to the handle . |
| 23 | They rightly sensed that there was a mass audience waiting to be entertained and so they were given every incentive to hang on to the goose that was laying the golden eggs . |
| 24 | I really need to hang on to the key , is that alright ? |
| 25 | So we sort of like trying to hang on for the time being about the door . |
| 26 | But I 'd seen Dick Cleave and Les Petherbridge , good men both of them , choosing to hang on at the Gazette for ever . |
| 27 | If , on the other hand , they manage to hang on inside the uterus , they may be born successfully at full term three or six weeks later . |