Example sentences of "[adj] to hang on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Electronics industry consultant Bob Heikes reckons he 's likely to hang on to the job , but for all the wrong reasons : ‘ Bull is hopeless , ’ he told the International Herald Tribune — ‘ a new guy is n't going to make any difference . ’
2 You 're a bit small to hang on to the handle .
3 Now it 's gon na be a , a bit harder to hang on to the thought here .
4 I am also inclined to hang on to the past .
5 It is tempting to hang on to the launch , thinking that it will pick up speed , but if you do you may arrive almost over the end of the field with very little height or speed — an awkward situation .
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