Example sentences of "[adv] hold [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as everything slipped away she could only hold on to the thought that somehow her murderer knew who she was . |
| 2 | We watched her sway away holding on to the rails , her high curls shining , her figure neat , her intense musky scent lingering like a memory in the air after she herself had gone . |
| 3 | Do not hold on to the interviewer 's hand for too long as this signals overfamiliarity . |
| 4 | Against the implacable opposition of its lord , Aylesbury failed utterly to hold on to the corporate status granted it in 1554 . |
| 5 | To a lesser extent , that also applied to Mr Derek Foster , the Labour chief whip who easily held on to the Bishop Auckland seat . |
| 6 | In 1988 he crushed a vain attempt to challenge his leadership by the veteran Tony Benn , with an 8 to 1 majority , while Roy Hattersley comfortably held on to the deputy leadership . |
| 7 | This done , she whipped up a piece of tape , which she tied some inches from the bottom ; then , while still holding on to the hair with one hand , her other hand shot out and pulled open a drawer from which she grabbed a pair of large scissors . |
| 8 | As the beetle lumbers into the air , the stiff wing covers are usually held out to the side , a posture that inevitably hampers efficient flight . |
| 9 | She does n't hold on to the sheet . |
| 10 | After a little while , Oliver was so cold that he could n't hold on to the banisters any more . |
| 11 | These pads are not needed simply to hold on to the female , who remains passive . |
| 12 | If she then plays 3 rounds of Spades trumping in dummy and proceeds to knock out the Ace of Clubs , East can simply hold off to the third round and then lead a Diamond . |
| 13 | If you 're not gon na sit straight then hold on to the computer ! |
| 14 | It was now becoming increasingly clear that the French were determined at least to hold on to the richest party , namely Cochinchina : or at least this was the unmistakable objective of the new French High Commissioner , the implacable Admiral Thierry d'Argenlieu . |
| 15 | I tugged and lugged the dinghy until it was sliding backwards down the bank , and then held on to the painter , digging my heels in , leaning back to prevent too fast and splashy a launch . |
| 16 | That 's it because what you well you either hold on to the first five or six and then you lose the rest or sometimes you remember the beginning and the end and you lose the bit in the middle , ah . |
| 17 | there 's another meaning to the word respect , which is what is shown up by the Stoke Newington incident , and other similar incidents , in that , you can only respect somebody if they actually live up to the standards that they actually hold out to the rest of you . |
| 18 | ‘ The Renegades ’ from Dundalk certainly held on to the very end . |