Example sentences of "is hanging on " in BNC.
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| 1 | International : Cotton republic is hanging on by slim thread |
| 2 | Sometimes the ferret is even in the process of killing the rabbit , is hanging on by its teeth and is dragged out with the rabbit . |
| 3 | Everyone who is ahead of me is hanging on like crazy to their rung of the ladder . |
| 4 | The film tantalises us — and Evelyn , who is hanging on to Ninny 's every word — right to the end . |
| 5 | What 's the point when a minor throng , just far enough outside London to be irritating , is hanging on his every word ? |
| 6 | NCR Corp has finally abandoned the traditional mainframe business , driven out of it by another company that is hanging on in there by its fingernails . |
| 7 | She needs to be held , but that seems dangerous , everybody is hanging on to themselves . |
| 8 | When I 've gone to crown court I am still petrified , that is really , really scary cos everyone in the room is hanging on your every word and if you make a mistake you start to sweat , your hands go clammy not very nice . |