Example sentences of "held on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they were held on to the animal or plant would die . |
| 2 | The way in which fireplace surrounds are held on to the wall of the chimney breast varies according to the type of surround . |
| 3 | Here 's an imag-inary line-up Leeds might be fielding now if they 'd held on to the stars they rejected . |
| 4 | The reserve goalkeeper held on to the place for four months , and was selected for several weeks after Grobbelaar returned to action with the reserves . |
| 5 | The reserve goalkeeper held on to the place for four months , and was selected for several weeks after Grobbelaar returned to action with the reserves . |
| 6 | Tanzania 's President Ali Hassan Mwinyi was elected on Aug. 16 as chair of the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi ( CCM ) party , with 1,846 out of 1,851 votes cast , in succession to the " elder statesman " leader Julius Nyerere , who had held on to the party chairmanship for five years since stepping down as state President in 1985 . |
| 7 | Whereas in the past teachers held on to the professionalism of hearing children read as their specialist preserve , they have now realised that perhaps their professionalism lies elsewhere . |
| 8 | The juggernaut bucked and the poet held on to the side to prevent himself being thrown around . |
| 9 | None of the earlier owners seem to have held on to the property for very long , for in 1647 , it was acquired by the Earl of Pembroke , then shortly afterwards , it was sold to Lord Pawlet , who is reported to have entertained General Fairfax at Chiswick House , on a number of occasions . |
| 10 | The police explained why they 'd held on to the vehicles which were being kept near Malvern , not at Worcester . |
| 11 | In use , the pack is held on to the tool by a single metal strap , but the pack is recessed so far into the machine that this was perfectly stable . |
| 12 | The field is led by Miró with a rise of 1090% one of the few artists to have held on to the gains of the 1988–90 period . |
| 13 | I tugged and lugged the dinghy until it was sliding backwards down the bank , and then held on to the painter , digging my heels in , leaning back to prevent too fast and splashy a launch . |
| 14 | One man held on to the lawyer 's sleeve . |
| 15 | The merchants had the cash , but the weakening aristocracy held on to the reins of government . |
| 16 | Most types of glider should be showing a very small amount of rudder being held on into the turn . |