Example sentences of "hold [adv] [prep] the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | hold on at the back , one question |
| 2 | Lee was behind him , holding on to the back of his anorak and bumping him with the torch . |
| 3 | I stood up , holding on to the back of my chair , my heart beating like a hammer . |
| 4 | " I can show you how , " he promised , " but we would have to hold on to the back of a chair . " |
| 5 | Martin had pulled himself up to his feet now and he held on to the back of the chair as he nodded at her , then watched her go towards the door . |
| 6 | He could hardly stand , and held on to the back of a chair , as she entered the room . |
| 7 | His on-stage father would unsnap the child 's clothes , which were held together at the back by a clasp , pack them with toothbrush , pyjamas , and reading matter , and throw the patient luggage at an assistant stage manager dressed as a railway porter . |