Example sentences of "hold on [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Monarchs hold on to stars |
| 2 | Hold on to branches , Breathe by fractions . |
| 3 | The idea of holding on to goods for four or five weeks is rather surprising . |
| 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 | Gurder nodded slowly and inched his way forward , holding on to things with his eyes closed . |
| 6 | ‘ Nevertheless , we believe that many farmers will decide there is no point in holding on to cattle if prices hold current levels . |
| 7 | I followed Kalchu as he pushed his way into the line of men climbing in single file up the roughly carved , foot-sized steps , but most of the men simply scaled the slope , holding on to roots and tufts of grass . |
| 8 | They offered no alternative strategies , but all believed that encouraging children to enjoy good books freely was the soundest way of holding on to readers and of creating a new generation of them . |
| 9 | How long should I hold on to records ? |
| 10 | The almost incredible hotchpotch of superstitions , beliefs and ‘ gods ’ which are promoted by the hierarchies of all the great organised religions in their ceaseless struggle to obtain and hold on to adherents , leaves the earnest seeker after a true spiritual haven bewildered and unsatisfied . |
| 11 | Yeah I know he does hold on to things really tight |
| 12 | Any reader is entitled to ask what purpose such national anthologies serve ; their best justification is making art more accessible , enabling those living artists represented to find and hold on to audiences for their work . |
| 13 | In this way , protected by a structure created by a skilled therapist , we can cower in fear , howl with anger , weep with panic , rend our clothes in guilt and let go any need to hold on to feelings which belong to our past rather than our present lives . |
| 14 | Gloria was always telling Dot she should try to hold on to things so she 'd have them as keepsakes for ever . |
| 15 | Well by the time she 's finished this course she should be confident to hold on to things in the water , you know |
| 16 | It may help your child to hold on to memories of the past and to begin to think about changes in the future by painting pictures , making a tape recording or keeping a scrapbook of family events . |
| 17 | If some measure of upright posture is possible the hand , originally evolved to hold on to trees , can also be used to hold on to sticks , stones , tools and artefacts . |
| 18 | So do not be afraid to hold on to impressions that logically seem to cancel one another out . |
| 19 | If some measure of upright posture is possible the hand , originally evolved to hold on to trees , can also be used to hold on to sticks , stones , tools and artefacts . |
| 20 | Laziness , a desire to hold on to salaries and to stay with families , accounts for much afrancesado collaboration . |
| 21 | Being left to hold on for ages and ages . |
| 22 | Although LEAs have sometimes held on to powers at the centre which prevented decisions being made quickly and flexibly , they did provide an education service which allowed an effective response to diversity and need . |
| 23 | There were some who denied their loss and held on to formulas of belief but by far the largest numbers of devotees simply withdrew from political activity into a position of depression . |
| 24 | The pair were in the air together at the last , but Bonnie Artist stumbled on landing and could never quite peg back the leader who held on by threequarters of a length . |