Example sentences of "hang [adv] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laboriously carved out of rock and earth , their buildings are built in incredible terraces , one above the other , hanging on to the cliffs or nestled below them . |
| 2 | Callaghan stood , hanging on to the rags of his self-respect . |
| 3 | In Britain in nineteen ninety three we are hanging on to the remains of our welfare state by our fingertips . |
| 4 | She liked the moss-covered cobbles of the yard , and appreciated the random design of the shaggy tufts of grass hanging down from the eaves of the ancient stable blocks ahead . |
| 5 | ‘ If we knew where one of these things was going to be flown into space , ’ he said , speaking quickly before the words had time to escape , ‘ and we could sort of hang on to the sides or whatever , or maybe drive it like the Truck , and we took you with us , then we could jump off when we got up there and go and find this ship of ours , could n't we ? ’ |
| 6 | But do n't hang up on the shares because I reckon they could hit Pounds 4 by Christmas . |
| 7 | You may now let it all hang out on the walls of the 303 Gallery from 6 June to 3 July where an open-forum show called ‘ Writing on the Walls ’ invites public participation . |
| 8 | As the rugby people say , do n't hang about on the side-lines , stay in touch . |
| 9 | So time did not hang heavily during the weeks which followed the victory at Annan and Balliol 's flight . |
| 10 | In some roofs tiles are hung on to the battens with only every third row nailed . |
| 11 | The train rattled along and we both hung on to the straps looking at each other . |
| 12 | Consumers liked being able to lift a bottle to their lips , and were not so hung up about the problems of disposing of bottles . |
| 13 | As she gathered up the bedding and cushions she had hung out of the windows to air before the evening earth began to exhale dew , she wondered whether she should fetch out her best mantilla , the white lace her mother had given her for her first communion , which she never wore because it seemed so showy , and had n't worn even yesterday for the Easter Mass . |
| 14 | Staff hung out of the chemists Strickland and Holt , cheering and waving ; men scrambled on to a ledge above the Peter Dominic off-licence ; boys climbed on to the top of bus shelters . |
| 15 | Even three years after the accident , the shadow of Chernobyl still hung heavily over the proceedings . |
| 16 | Today the young mothers on supplementary benefit hang on to the hopes that sex will be pleasurable and cohabitation will be companionable , but they often are n't and they 're resigned to disappointment . |
| 17 | They are , in brief , hard-working and somewhat stressed ; feel dissatisfied with the job they are doing ( or at least bits of it ) ; confused about what they should be doing but wanting to change in the direction of greater impact and relevance of what they do ; have no clear idea how to go about it ; do not feel optimistic about things getting better ; are worried about the amount of emotional energy the job takes up ; and mostly do the best they can , try not to think about it all too much , and hang on till the holidays . |
| 18 | Part of this was a hang over from the days of live Television , but even as the Fifties turned into the Sixties , and prerecording came into the limelight , the cost and cumbersome nature of videotape ruled out all but the most rudimentary of editing . |
| 19 | My tongue hangs up in the leaves |
| 20 | Preoccupied with the thoughts of his suffering , the trivial concerns of her lover become increasingly aggravating as they hang around with the crowds at Brighton . |
| 21 | They 're sentiments that come from falling between the two factions that all but dominate life in Oxford 's social centre : the yuppified , well-heeled types who hang around in the bars and bistros of the city 's bohemian quarter , and the massive student population . |
| 22 | a rather simple girl who hangs about on the outskirts of a village … |
| 23 | There had been some hefty wooden icons hanging up on the walls , and , if they had burnt , then there would have been something left of them lying around on the floor . |
| 24 | The question hung delicately on the swirls of incense in the air and Chesarynth 's mistrust deepened . |
| 25 | I hung on to the drawings because they provided part of the explanation I felt was needed . |
| 26 | Everybody piled into trucks and hung on to the doors of cars , everybody was your friend . |
| 27 | Barry was unseated at the fifth , but hung on to the reins , ran alongside Midnight Madness for a few strides and bounced back into the saddle to continue in pursuit . |
| 28 | Thin silk cords and silver chains hung down from the nets , which Apanage adjusting by pulling and tweaking them . |
| 29 | Curtains hung pleasantly in the windows , and it seemed that if she turned her head away and back , then the table might reappear where she had sat , where she had served her soup to her mother , sometimes to her mother 's guests . |
| 30 | He hung out with the likes of Lewis Rosentiel , a booze tycoon who had invested in Lansky 's casinos . |