Example sentences of "hold [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Don Johnson holds on to a chic Melanie Griffith ( above ) |
| 2 | Then there is the decay of the tree which sometimes holds on to a little bit of life well past when it should die completely . |
| 3 | Even Baumrind ( 1982 ) , supporting Gilligan 's different voice hypothesis against what she sees as the traditionalism of the psychology of androgyny , holds on to the traditional framework of Jungian psychology in order to do this , and later ( 1986 ) , reinterprets the hypothesis in a humanist and spiritual framework , which is not differentiated by gender . |
| 4 | Even if Hanson holds on to the British end of the ARC operation , it still has a long list of ConsGold assets to offload including : |
| 5 | This connection between high status employment work and present dissatisfaction with housework holds only for the middle-class women , but there is evidence that the tendency to be dissatisfied with housework in relation to the status of one 's previous job may involve the question of a ‘ reference group ’ . |
| 6 | Gael , who is not religious , holds only with the first half of the double limerick according to which existence depends on being the object of another 's perception . |
| 7 | Satirical description of a type found at all social gatherings ( in this case a group of habitués of a public-house parlour ) who holds forth in an oracular manner on public affairs . |
| 8 | But it is not a model that holds up for the twentieth century , when liberalization of the divorce law was not a matter of last resort but was rather always proposed as a means of strengthening the institution of marriage ( by permitting those ‘ living in sin ’ to remarry ) ; when opinion shifted with dramatic speed , for example between the conservative recommendations of the 1956 Royal Commission on Divorce and the endorsement of profound liberalization given a mere ten years later by both the Law Commission and the Church of England ; and when the change in views of key institutions such as the Church of England were as important as those of lawyers . |
| 9 | Some of the tracks have been available already — if you bought the limited edition live versions of the singles ‘ Stop ’ and ‘ Shivering Sand ’ — but ‘ IT ’ still holds up as a worthwhile representation of the Megas ' consistent live set ; in full and in earnest . |
| 10 | Only Rugby Union holds out against the commercial tide despite widespread speculation about covert payments to players . |
| 11 | Many studies have shown a relationship between serum cholesterol levels and ischaemic heart disease ( Keys , 1970 ; Kannel et al , 1971 ; Wilhelmsen et al , 1973 ; Rosenman et al , 1976 ; Kannel et al , 1979 ) , and this relationship holds even within the normal range of serum cholesterol concentration . |
| 12 | Of course , no creative scientist holds rigidly to a fixed position in the light of new evidence , and only Kandel himself can say how far he has now moved beyond such earlier , campaigning reductionism . |
| 13 | hold on to every difficult breath |
| 14 | hold on to a finished thing ? |
| 15 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 16 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 17 | That 's it because what you well you either hold on to the first five or six and then you lose the rest or sometimes you remember the beginning and the end and you lose the bit in the middle , ah . |
| 18 | Hold on to the furthest part of the leg that you can reach without straining , lowering the body as close to the leg as possible . |
| 19 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 20 | Even by the 1980s , seminar teaching had found little hold there despite a decreasing proportion of staff to students . |
| 21 | He accepts then the necessity to permit the destruction of some forms of life , while at the same time holding on to a firm belief in the essential unity of all life and the principle of non-violence . |
| 22 | In the legend of Theseus , in Greek mythology , he prevented himself from getting lost in the Cretan labyrinth by holding on to a silken thread . |
| 23 | Holding on to the Familiar |
| 24 | Note the tension produced by holding on to the passing note of A♯ in bars 12 and 16 , and the ‘ heavy ’ sound of the minor 3rd ( G natural ) against the E7 chord in bar 18 , anticipating the ♭7th of the A7 to follow . |
| 25 | She cried aloud in joyous elation , her body still on fire , holding on to the magical moment as long as she could . |
| 26 | That 's if the woman ever prays , Isabel reflected , holding on to the random thought to steady her shaky nerves . |
| 27 | Le Saux , Clarke and Wise all went within inches of scoring while West Ham threatened only once , Beasant holding on to an unexpected volley from Foster . |
| 28 | Without a specific perpetuity period of at least the length of the term ( if the term exceeds 21 years ) plus a few additional years to cover holding over under the 1954 Act , there would be no right to use pipes placed under the premises during the 23rd year of the term . |
| 29 | When she was not holding forth on the almighty Telscombes , or the glories of Virginia , Miss Beard had little to say ; and Ruth was in no mood to talk . |
| 30 | THE Boot Room on Sky stars Andy Gray holding forth like a latter-day Bill Shankly in the tabernacle of Anfield . |