Example sentences of "hold on [prep] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce shows how he holds on with a metal clip … |
| 2 | Don Johnson holds on to a chic Melanie Griffith ( above ) |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | hold on to a finished thing ? |
| 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 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We considered how much we , ourselves , hold on to an eternally-caring-for-others role . |
| 10 | Yeah , hold on for a time , I 'll be with you in a minute . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The horses were being led and one of the men was limping badly and supporting himself by holding on to a stirrup . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She would speak of the necessity of holding on to a framework of belief , a reasonable percentage of belie |
| 17 | You 've got an S O four with two bonds on it and it 's holding on to a hydrogen |
| 18 | ‘ You 're all right , though ? ’ he said at last , holding on to a Gorgonzola . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She was holding on by a thread . |
| 23 | This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others . |
| 24 | Graham Taylor 's battling heroes could not quite hold on for a win that would have allowed the beleaguered England manager to say ‘ Nuts ’ to his critics . |
| 25 | Sachin Tendulkar moved quickly on to 19 at which stage the Indian was twice put down , first by Mark Nicholas at short cover and then by David Gower who could not hold on to a hot left-handed chance at second slip , the unlucky bowler on both occasions being Connor . |
| 26 | However , for the third time this season , Wantage could not hold on to a lead given them in the last five minutes , and allowed Andy Martin to shoot home for the equaliser for Bicester . |
| 27 | HTV 's advertising revenue rose 11.8 per cent to £101.8m , and the group managed to hold on to a creditable market share of 6.4 per cent as advertising has been sucked to South-east England . |
| 28 | Interest waned in the afternoon , but with conditions still said to be ‘ squeezy , ’ the Treasury 11¾p.c. 2003–07 was able to hold on to a rise of £516 to £117⅝ on a yield of 9.13p.c . |
| 29 | Morris was at the heart of an amazing North defensive effort to hold on to a 24-17 half-time lead in the face of a strong second-half wind . |
| 30 | Consequently , he is continually having to hold on to a sense of humility while he listens to other people , otherwise he can too easily defend himself by taking up a judgemental posture . |