Example sentences of "[coord] hold on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So my suggestion and this is only a suggestion , the beards which in the past have been interpreted as a kind of erm epigrammatic signal , in other words a kind of erm sign on the face of the male as they 're deceived , my guess is that , th that beards may actually have evolved to protect the throat because erm the critical thing in , in killing somebody is to block the , the windpipe and that 's and in fact even , even lions do this , you saw in the film when a lion kills an antelope or something , he does n't go to all the trouble of making horrible gashes , he grabs the , the windpipe and holds on until the antelope or whatever it is is just er |
| 2 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 3 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 4 | And hold on to the bundles ! ’ |
| 5 | I 'll stay with you and hold on to the guns . |
| 6 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |
| 7 | With toes pointed downwards , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 15cm ) off the floor , leaning right over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front of you . |
| 8 | With toes pointed , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 1 5cm ) , leaning over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front . |
| 9 | She was slurring her words and holding on to the bar-top for support . |
| 10 | Not only that , it 's a full-fledged endangered species ( see ‘ Pigs in distress ’ ) , having disappeared entirely from the islands of Masbate , Bohol , Cebu , Guimaras and Sequijor , and holding on by the skin of its tusks only on Negros and Panay . |
| 11 | Some of the sites are enormously rich , however , and the history of palaeontology is punctuated by quite unscientific feuds between experts trying to find and hold on to the best sites for the most spectacular vertebrates . |
| 12 | It would have been customary to allow the animal its own head , and to hold on to the last truck , or hitch a lift by hanging onto the end . |
| 13 | I smiled understanding and held on to the last wedge of the broken window , catching glimpses of the brown Yucay River snaking its way between the terraced hills . |
| 14 | She yelled , as if touched by fire , and held on to the moment , her torso subsiding fraction by fraction . |
| 15 | He could hardly stand , and held on to the back of a chair , as she entered the room . |
| 16 | She flushed , but held on to the ‘ phone . |