Example sentences of "[noun] hold [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ultimately , de Gaulle 's attempt to hold on to the symbolic status bestowed by 18 June and the war proved his undoing . |
| 2 | The intra-Christian fighting of the first half of 1990 did not result in any tangible changes in territorial control over the enclave ; the LF maintained control of Jounieh and Jubail areas to the north of Beirut as well as the East Beirut quarters of Ashrafieh and Karantina , while Aoun held on to the area around the Baabda Presidential palace , where he himself was based , and around Ras al Metn and the southern entrances to East Beirut . |
| 3 | The juggernaut bucked and the poet held on to the side to prevent himself being thrown around . |
| 4 | The longer that socialist parties held on to the old orthodoxies , the worse they have suffered . |
| 5 | Should Blackburn hold on to the end , do n't taunt Kenny Dalglish about buying the title . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And the long-suffering elder , which always looks beautiful , graceful , however much you cut it , with its lacy plates held out to the sun . |
| 8 | 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) ) . |
| 9 | For art 's sake , Yeats held on to the myth of his high , unrequited love ( he even proposed marriage to Maud 's daughter when the child grew old enough to look just like her mother did , so long ago ) . |
| 10 | With a little microphone held up to the telly ? |
| 11 | How could I be , there ai n't no fertility cords holding on to the fanny . |
| 12 | Even if Hanson holds on to the British end of the ARC operation , it still has a long list of ConsGold assets to offload including : |
| 13 | Emily held on to the edge of the counter to support herself and whispered , ‘ I was afraid this would happen . |
| 14 | Huy held on to the thin throat until the face above it turned blue and tears appeared . |
| 15 | Mungo had a vision of his dark head tilted back to drink the rain , and his outstretched palms held up to the sun . |
| 16 | We would also like to ask permission to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks to aid viewing . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | As long as doctors hold on to the role of being omnipotent , it is not surprising they need defences . |
| 19 | Whereas in the past teachers held on to the professionalism of hearing children read as their specialist preserve , they have now realised that perhaps their professionalism lies elsewhere . |
| 20 | One man held on to the lawyer 's sleeve . |
| 21 | The miracle is that Britain held on to the bloody Empire for so long . |
| 22 | The reserve goalkeeper held on to the place for four months , and was selected for several weeks after Grobbelaar returned to action with the reserves . |
| 23 | The reserve goalkeeper held on to the place for four months , and was selected for several weeks after Grobbelaar returned to action with the reserves . |
| 24 | In no time at all Travis had a good fire going , and the heat from it drew her to her knees beside it , hands held out to the warmth . |
| 25 | These are women holding on to the value of their tears , but there are many others who have been made to feel ashamed . |
| 26 | But I think that was when I was in the sea holding on to the bit of foam , and more or less just let myself float under the water , but me arm was round the top of the bit of foam , on the surface , and I think it got burnt by the the heat off the platform then . |
| 27 | The merchants had the cash , but the weakening aristocracy held on to the reins of government . |
| 28 | As long as a son holds on to the mother as a love-object he must ineluctably be in conflict with the father , just as , conversely , as soon as he accepts the paternal authority and identifies with his father to constitute his superego he must suppress his fundamental parricidal antagonism and with it his incestuous fixation . |
| 29 | But he would not let her , her stubborn sailor , he held on to her as the walls held on to the moving air within her house . |
| 30 | A handful of snipers held out to the last , and received no quarter . |