Example sentences of "[vb mod] hold [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His conclusion , probably acceptable to most parliamentarians , is that Ukraine should ratify START 1 now , but should hold on to the 46 missiles which that treaty does not cover ( though the Lisbon protocol does ) , and delay accession to the NPT . |
| 2 | You must hold on to the hurt . |
| 3 | The under sheriff must hold on to the balance for 14 days in case any steps should be taken to make the defendant bankrupt , in which case he would have to pay the money he has recovered to the receiver . |
| 4 | Yet we must hold on to the basic idea that science discovers the truth of how the world works . |
| 5 | In which case , if our relationship was already wrecked beyond repair , I could hold on to the phetam . |
| 6 | The Coventry manager 's son Jonathan , who made his debut against Liverpool as Ogrizovic 's deputy , will hold on to the No 1 jersey . |
| 7 | Consideration of the first of these categories will hold over to the next section . |
| 8 | From the behavioural point of view , the principal male characteristic is sadistic sexual egoism , since is it clear that only the male who is capable of driving off his rivals can hold on to the females of the breeding group . |