Example sentences of "hang [adv] to their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And please let them be hanging on to their gossip and porter . |
| 2 | The fictional film had guaranteed that the showmen would hang on to their audience . |
| 3 | Emily stared at them in horror but then a few bills did n't mean anything , most people hung on to their money for as long as they could , it was simply the way of businessmen . |
| 4 | Winners hang on to their success |
| 5 | Some people faithfully hang on to their problem , sabotaging help when unconsciously they experience their partner as more vulnerable than themselves and in need of protection . |
| 6 | ‘ People who hang on to their land and property even if it kills them , so we 've never had to worry about money and that 's why we 're such nice people . ’ |
| 7 | Glamorous makes like the smaller models in the Mercedes and BMW ranges hang on to their value , because their image makes them highly desirable . |
| 8 | If they were determined to hang on to their culture then they were to do so quietly , without bothering others . |
| 9 | Liverpool were content to hang on to their lead but manager Graeme Souness conceded : ‘ I said after Wednesday 's defeat by Spurs that we would play worse and win , and that was the case today . |
| 10 | Prior to these changes , Wigston was typical of many Tudor and Stuart parishes where smallholders managed to hang on to their property for generation after generation . |
| 11 | In the past , Singapore was able to draw on a ready pool of Malay Chinese to supplement its workforce , but with economies in the whole region growing so rapidly , skilled labour is at a premium and countries are doing all they can to hang on to their brainpower . |