Example sentences of "hung [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a great deal of Tigerish pride was regained as Quins , oddly subdued up front for much of the second period , hung on for victory and another appearance at Twickenham . |
| 2 | She hung on for two years , existing on fees for supervising undergraduates and an allowance from her father . |
| 3 | Being a true professional , she flashed a smile — as Fred hung on for dear life — and admitted it was a pretty paw show . |
| 4 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 5 | ‘ You hung on for twelve years . ’ |
| 6 | Even though they may be working together on contributory problems in the marriage , he still needs to recognise how she hung on for both of them while he was out having a good time . |
| 7 | Phil took him at his word and charged up to the buoy , turning at the last minute to propel the buoy in the air with our wash while the reporter hung on for dear life . |
| 8 | He insisted on trying to go it alone and lurched against the bannister where he hung on for dear life . |
| 9 | Leicester wobbled , but they hung on for the record equalling win . |
| 10 | I hung on for ages . ’ |
| 11 | Meanwhile at Carlisle , Hereford hung on for a nil-nil draw , thanks in part to keeper , Alan Judge , who returned to the pitch with stitches , after being kicked in the head in the first half . |
| 12 | But Oxford hung on for what may well prove a crucial victory . |
| 13 | Well I do n't know , there are such good Japanese coupes now , you know you see these lovely Toyotas and Nissans that they do the sort of two plus two and they 're really lovely cars and but if I change c car this next year I 'll still have to have four seater or , you know , plenty of room in the boot so I can pick you up from Haileybury and all that crap , but if I hung on for another two years I could then get something I actually wanted , you know . |
| 14 | But the 28-year-old Heinzer hung in for second place and another Austrian veteran , Peter Wirnsberger , for third . |
| 15 | So he hung back for what seemed an interminable length of time , in the shadow of a dripping tree , waiting for them to move on . |
| 16 | Stewart stayed with him for about an hour and a half and Lamb hung around for a while , but Smith was his main ally and , as the day ebbed away , it seemed as though only the new ball stood between England and a draw . |
| 17 | With the pitch playing easily , the tail wagged , led by Morrison , who hung around for an hour while England fretted . |
| 18 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
| 19 | She hung around for a while , looking aimlessly into the shop windows , wondering if she should go and have a coffee in the Franz Joseph , just in case he was there . |
| 20 | The gear had held and I hung there for a moment , taking stock . |
| 21 | The last gleam of sun touched the ruined battlements as they watched , hung there for a moment like a tattered cloth caught on a briar , and was gone . |
| 22 | The needle crept steadily up to Mach .99 and hung there for several seconds . |
| 23 | He hung there for a second before slithering sideways , and as he slipped towards the ground the seladang hooked blindly at his body , knocking it this way and that , until one of its long horns caught and held . |
| 24 | It hung there for a moment . |