Example sentences of "hold on [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bruce shows how he holds on with a metal clip … |
| 2 | But not going when you need to causes water absorption and hardening , and the longer the child holds on to a movement , the harder it will be — making the problem worse . |
| 3 | As long as a son holds on to the mother as a love-object he must ineluctably be in conflict with the father , just as , conversely , as soon as he accepts the paternal authority and identifies with his father to constitute his superego he must suppress his fundamental parricidal antagonism and with it his incestuous fixation . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | hold on at the back , one question |
| 6 | Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up . |
| 7 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |
| 8 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 9 | Hold on to the edge of 1 bench with your hands behind your back . |
| 10 | Hold on to the case chassis with your other hand to eliminate the possibility of static discharge between your thumb and the integrated circuit . |
| 11 | ‘ Hold on to the sledge rails here — keep a loose grip or your hands get tired — try not to keep your foot on the brake ( a miniature snow hook held off the snow by an elasticated octopus grip ) or your other leg will get tired — do n't shout too much at the dogs or they get confused — the occasional quiet word is helpful — on downhills brake gently if you need to so that the line stays tight . ' |
| 12 | If you 're not gon na sit straight then hold on to the computer ! |
| 13 | If we hold on to the suffering of those nearest to us , we may not be strong enough to offer any real help by lifting them from whatever is affecting them . |
| 14 | Ann said hold on to the pattern , she said I do n't know what to do , erm knit them |
| 15 | As long as doctors hold on to the role of being omnipotent , it is not surprising they need defences . |
| 16 | Yeah , hold on for a time , I 'll be with you in a minute . |
| 17 | By the way , It looks like they 've improved the ticket line a bit , there is now a queueing system which you get held on , so you now get through after about an hour rather than 3 , and then hold on in the queue for the other two hours : - ) |
| 18 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |
| 19 | She would speak of the necessity of holding on to a framework of belief , a reasonable percentage of belie |
| 20 | The horses were being led and one of the men was limping badly and supporting himself by holding on to a stirrup . |
| 21 | You 've got an S O four with two bonds on it and it 's holding on to a hydrogen |
| 22 | Occasionally they walk upright along a branch , grasping it with their toes but always holding on to a branch above their heads with their hands . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're all right , though ? ’ he said at last , holding on to a Gorgonzola . |
| 24 | The path to the abbey ruins was under water , but I managed to keep dry by sidling along the edge , holding on to a fence . |
| 25 | Toddlers often rose on their toes , held their legs stiffly , and rocked back and forth holding on to a piece of furniture or onto the parent . |
| 26 | In the story , Frank had to be seen shooting through the roof of the church moments later and holding on to a cross , before being rescued by a helicopter . |
| 27 | It was holding on to the tree but I pulled it off . |
| 28 | He stood between Kevin and Damon , holding on to the upright , saying nothing . |
| 29 | Her toes were on the beam , her arms above her head , holding on to the top of the gates . |
| 30 | It was never , as we have seen , the Labour government 's intention that the independence of India should be the prelude to a general nunc dimittis , and this disposes of the plausible notion that once India was gone the pointlessness of holding on to the rest of the dependent empire , supposedly acquired to protect the sea routes to Bombay , was immediately perceived . |