Example sentences of "hang on for " in BNC.
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| 1 | McMillan was stopped in the eighth round because his left arm had been viciously dislocated from its shoulder socket — but at the time our Colin was hanging on for grim life . |
| 2 | THERE was much early enthusiasm from both sides in this senior friendly at Hamilton Park with visitors Portadown just hanging on for a narrow victory . |
| 3 | She 'll go up up the path and all I could see was this cat , and it was hanging on for dear life up this big tree and there |
| 4 | He would hang on for that . |
| 5 | ‘ This produced a pretty farcical scene really with us both stopped on the track , but I managed to get away and hang on for second . |
| 6 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
| 7 | Kee pulled off another brilliant save and United hung on for victory . |
| 8 | So hang on for the ride , Pat . |
| 9 | But he sat and did n't look up and said , ‘ Hang on for a coach , ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Hang on for a … |
| 11 | And so , for 500 dense pages , we hang on for grim death as Hughes ' locomotive intelligence hurtles down the track he has set himself . |
| 12 | Do you combine it with the weekly ‘ big shop ’ at Sainsbury 's , wait until you fall ill or hang on for the January sales ? |
| 13 | Shoppers hang on for bargains |
| 14 | He seemed to have talent too , though the neural induction gauntlet was a bit old-fashioned now , even in Schiaparelli where things hang on for ever . |
| 15 | Hang on for a second please . |
| 16 | I think you expect me to spell everything out , oh , just hang on for a moment will you Barbara , fine . |
| 17 | But a great deal of Tigerish pride was regained as Quins , oddly subdued up front for much of the second period , hung on for victory and another appearance at Twickenham . |
| 18 | She hung on for two years , existing on fees for supervising undergraduates and an allowance from her father . |
| 19 | Being a true professional , she flashed a smile — as Fred hung on for dear life — and admitted it was a pretty paw show . |
| 20 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 21 | ‘ You hung on for twelve years . ’ |
| 22 | Even though they may be working together on contributory problems in the marriage , he still needs to recognise how she hung on for both of them while he was out having a good time . |
| 23 | Phil took him at his word and charged up to the buoy , turning at the last minute to propel the buoy in the air with our wash while the reporter hung on for dear life . |
| 24 | He insisted on trying to go it alone and lurched against the bannister where he hung on for dear life . |
| 25 | Leicester wobbled , but they hung on for the record equalling win . |
| 26 | I hung on for ages . ’ |
| 27 | Meanwhile at Carlisle , Hereford hung on for a nil-nil draw , thanks in part to keeper , Alan Judge , who returned to the pitch with stitches , after being kicked in the head in the first half . |
| 28 | But Oxford hung on for what may well prove a crucial victory . |
| 29 | Well I do n't know , there are such good Japanese coupes now , you know you see these lovely Toyotas and Nissans that they do the sort of two plus two and they 're really lovely cars and but if I change c car this next year I 'll still have to have four seater or , you know , plenty of room in the boot so I can pick you up from Haileybury and all that crap , but if I hung on for another two years I could then get something I actually wanted , you know . |
| 30 | It was probably the idea of having to hang on for no more than two months that convinced me of the value of these silly prophesies , but I was a true believer . |