Example sentences of "to hang on [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then it may become very angry , and then few would he strong enough to hang on to that leg ! |
| 2 | When the trade unions established the Labour Party as a parliamentary voice for organised labour , they likewise established the ‘ duty to win ’ — to achieve power in Parliament and then to hang on to that power come what may , or put more bluntly , regardless of socialist principle . |
| 3 | So if you 'd like to hang on to that . |
| 4 | We 'll have to hang on to that . |
| 5 | Hendry is on the crest of a wave , very conscious of the fact that he 's the champion of the world , and wants to hang on to that rating of the number one player in the world . |
| 6 | On minute one one four , I 'm using my privilege as a chair to hang on to that ; the fact that the Poly are to hold a conference on health and housing in the new year . |
| 7 | Everybody has some books that they want to hang on to that . |
| 8 | When it 's hard to hang on to all your reins . |
| 9 | He was set up as the triggerman for the massacre by those forces inside President F.W. de Klerk 's administration determined to hang on to white power at all costs . |
| 10 | But as the deadline approaches look out for new products , such as cash unit trusts paying interest gross , as the banks and building societies battle to hang on to those deposits . |
| 11 | He ca n't make the point that trying to hang on to those feelings leads to unbearable frustration . |
| 12 | However , the family were unable to hang on to both properties , for Richard Gittins V stood surety for a friend , lost a lot of money and had to relinquish the lease to Eagle Farm . |
| 13 | Making one last supreme effort , she put her free arm round it , bracing herself to hang on until that , too , collapsed . |