Example sentences of "hang [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let the question hang delicately in the air . |
| 2 | If the Conservatives are the largest single party , should he hang on as Prime Minister in the hope that he can do a deal with another party ? |
| 3 | He would hang on for that . |
| 4 | ‘ This produced a pretty farcical scene really with us both stopped on the track , but I managed to get away and hang on for second . |
| 5 | But by March that year the Chiefs of Staff were recording a victory for their view of the Middle East , and were arguing that this implied that Britain must hang on to the right to return to bases in Egypt , even in the absence of agreement . |
| 6 | We have to try to make ourselves more efficient and to accept change , but there are certain things we should hang on to . |
| 7 | I really expect to get back in three or four days and I will try and hang on to the holiday . |
| 8 | If they think peace is impossible , they will hang on to the extra layer of defence these territories provide . |
| 9 | Philosophy has effectively challenged what the theologian often persists in seeing as the ‘ proofs ’ of God 's existence which he or she must hang on to in order to have an absolutely secure and certain faith . |
| 10 | They are my only remaining close family and though I wo n't hang on to them I have worried about feeling lonely . |
| 11 | Fear of losing our grip may make us hang on to jobs for longer than we should , in an attempt to reassure ourselves . |
| 12 | The airlines clearly believe that they can hang on to their lucrative business market despite evidence from France that high speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences . |
| 13 | When Catherine died , she was all I had left , but you ca n't hang on to young people … they 're not an insurance against loneliness in old age . |
| 14 | And , as consolation Marje , you really can hang on to the hope that as he was the secret true love of your life , perhaps you were the secret true love of his . |
| 15 | One of the biggest films of the coming year should be Dracula — and if you can hang on to your book token for a few weeks , it will be worth your while waiting for the publication of Bram Stoker 's Dracula — The Film And The Legend ( Pan , £7.99 ) . |
| 16 | And , if like me you believe that dreams come true , you should hang on to them . |
| 17 | Embattled Norman Lamont will hang on to his job , at least for the time being . |
| 18 | They reckon investors should hang on to shares in both National Power and Powergen . |
| 19 | The wilfulness of human nature can be deceitful , and we can hang on to old ways like cherished thoughts or possessions . |
| 20 | Mr Patten , you remember , was the Tory chairman who masterminded the campaign of lies , smears and false promises which helped his party hang on to power . |
| 21 | Should you hang on to your cash or clear your debts ? |
| 22 | Asked if he would hang on to the tot , he replied : ‘ No way — no , no . ’ |
| 23 | The fictional film had guaranteed that the showmen would hang on to their audience . |
| 24 | With luck , these two new Windows-based spreadsheets should help Lotus hang on to the 40% of the market it currently controls . |
| 25 | With his connections , there was still a good chance Balestre could hang on to power . |
| 26 | So resolute are they at keeping hold of one another that even if you pick up the mother , her babies will still hang on to her in a wriggling furry rope . |
| 27 | Agents were pondering whether they should n't ‘ hang on to thee rights , and wait for the time when they 're equipped to sell them , ’ as conference chairman Tony Feldman put it later . |
| 28 | The story only waned in popularity when Mandela was released : why hang on to the book , if it existed , at the time when it was most likely to sell ? |
| 29 | And I suppose it was instinct that had made me hang on to my thermometer ; the delicate tube was still in my hand . |
| 30 | may as well er hang on to that and that . |