Example sentences of "[was/were] hold [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said we were holding on to the ball , but we wanted it to come out . |
| 2 | If they were held on to the animal or plant would die . |
| 3 | The Party 's leaders were held up to the public 's scrutiny ; it was not the Party 's fault that some , those with speech defects in particular , failed to receive the customary standing ovation after their speeches from an enthusiastic conference , or that others , standing some way up the ladder of promotion , were pinched for drunken driving . |
| 4 | Her hands were held out to the sides , circling supplely , fingers gesturing elegantly . |
| 5 | He was holding on to the hand of one of the passengers who was bleeding rather badly . |
| 6 | When she recovered she was holding on to the edge of the table for balance . |
| 7 | It was holding on to the tree but I pulled it off . |
| 8 | And then she was holding on to the branches , feeling where the Robemaker had hacked and sawn at them , knowing she must be hurting the Larch even more , and trying to be as gentle as possible . |
| 9 | He was giving her orders : she was to hold on to the edge of the pool and breathe deeply in and out . |