Example sentences of "[noun pl] hold [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The longer that socialist parties held on to the old orthodoxies , the worse they have suffered . |
| 2 | And the long-suffering elder , which always looks beautiful , graceful , however much you cut it , with its lacy plates held out to the sun . |
| 3 | How could I be , there ai n't no fertility cords holding on to the fanny . |
| 4 | Mungo had a vision of his dark head tilted back to drink the rain , and his outstretched palms held up to the sun . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As long as doctors hold on to the role of being omnipotent , it is not surprising they need defences . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | These are women holding on to the value of their tears , but there are many others who have been made to feel ashamed . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A handful of snipers held out to the last , and received no quarter . |