Example sentences of "[noun pl] and hang [adv prt] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | According to the Guild of British Tie Makers , men form ‘ strong emotional bonds ’ with their ties and hang on to them , hoping they will come back into fashion . |
| 2 | Willie staggered to his feet and hung on to the side of the cart . |
| 3 | The Immense parasites twining round the trees taking root some of them at the tops of the trees and hanging down to the ground , others surrounding the trees like a crown — heard the bell bird with his incessant ting ting , the coachwhip bird & c. — a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning — soon cleared up — every green thing looked more beautiful for its sprinkling . ’ |
| 4 | Some more crag rats were further proving the delights of Yorkshire limestone , holding on to ledges with their eyelashes and hanging on to spars of rock by their nostrils , swarming in a team of a dozen or so all over the face of the scar like a plague of dayglo flies . |
| 5 | Just like throwing out old-fashioned clothes and hanging on to old favourites , we decide to stop using those actions that did n't get us what we wanted and to continue to use those that did . |
| 6 | Everybody piled into trucks and hung on to the doors of cars , everybody was your friend . |