Example sentences of "[noun sg] to hold [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer quickly emerged : make a spirited attempt to hold on to it . |
| 2 | Shaking with terror , Isabel put a hand to the wall in an attempt to hold on to something solid , only to have it scoot across the slimy surface , almost throwing her to the ground . |
| 3 | Ultimately , de Gaulle 's attempt to hold on to the symbolic status bestowed by 18 June and the war proved his undoing . |
| 4 | It may help your child to hold on to memories of the past and to begin to think about changes in the future by painting pictures , making a tape recording or keeping a scrapbook of family events . |
| 5 | HOWARD KENDALL last night admitted he faces a battle to hold on to Everton 's £2m-rated defender Martin Keown . |
| 6 | Mr Tim Devlin 's surprise victory for the Conservatives in Stockton South to hold on to the seat he won narrowly in 1987 from the prominent SDP man ( now Sir ) Ian Wrigglesworth was a classic example of the collapse of the centre vote working against Labour . |
| 7 | As early as 1971 , he had spoken with admiration of the Great Meeting Hall in Pyonyang with capacity to hold up to 40,000 fervent admirers of the Great Leader at any one audience . |
| 8 | As I 've already said , I would wish the Committee to hold on to those specific ones relating to community care at this stage , until we have a more certain picture . |
| 9 | I know nothing of the circumstances of his illness , but he was dying angrily and his procrastinations could be sufficiently explained by a need to hold on to life , to defer events into the future . |
| 10 | Why do n't they release the body , there 's no need to hold on to it |
| 11 | Without relative truth to hold on to it could be argued that absolute Truth , which is a matter of faith , would be nothing but empty utopianism . |
| 12 | Indeed there is now an incentive to hold on to the assets because if such assets are retained until death they receive a capital gains tax-free uplift ( TCGA 1992 , s62(1) ) . |
| 13 | I also realise the importance of having some sort of discipline and routine to hold on to . |
| 14 | Teaching English , being a metaphor for a policy of enforced cultural assimilation , dovetailed with the view expressed by a large proportion of heads and teachers that ‘ immigrant ’ cultures — the desire to hold on to which was seen as evidence of a ‘ ghetto mentality ’ — were an educational hindrance requiring vigilant exclusion from the culture of the school ( Brittan , 1976 ) . |
| 15 | Laziness , a desire to hold on to salaries and to stay with families , accounts for much afrancesado collaboration . |
| 16 | But if this was a positive factor to hold on to , the story told me more . |
| 17 | He was n't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife . |
| 18 | We would also like to ask permission to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks to aid viewing . |
| 19 | The oil mingled with the warm salty water which leaked from places in the ceilings , and that was one of the reasons they had asked for some sort of banister rail to hold on to in the narrow winding-stair . |
| 20 | It is arousing controversy within both LWT and ITV as independent television companies prepare for the fight to hold on to their franchises . |
| 21 | After Agricola 's recall to Rome , the will to hold on to large parts of the north seems to have ebbed . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , I might as well tell you that I 've always known I was being unfair to you , using sex to hold on to you . ’ |
| 23 | CHRIS LILLYWHITE fought off another challenge to hold on to his Milk Race yellow jersey in yesterday 's 116.5 mile 10th stage from Sheffield to Liverpool . |
| 24 | That 'll give you a reason to hold on to your hat . ’ |
| 25 | Morris was at the heart of an amazing North defensive effort to hold on to a 24-17 half-time lead in the face of a strong second-half wind . |
| 26 | He made an effort to hold on to his temper . |
| 27 | Ronni detached her gaze from his in an effort to hold on to at least some of her displeasure and paused to glance curiously about her as the car sped along a dusty highway through a bright summer vista of parched scrubby fields . |
| 28 | But any doubts about United 's ability to hold on to three comfortable points were dismissed in the 49th minute when Irwin strode through a big gap in the Southampton defence to beat Flowers from ten yards . |
| 29 | That was just how the circuit bosses liked things , believing that the best way to hold on to their audience was through ‘ family entertainment ’ , and arguing through the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association ( CEA ) that filmmakers should avoid treating themes and incidents that ‘ were offensive to the reasonable taste and standards of those whose patronage was necessary to the health and future of the industry . ’ |
| 30 | It is even a good idea to hold on to congratulatory memos ( perhaps appended to slips telling you of pay increases ) or any other correspondence which might at some distant date help you to defend yourself against unfair criticisms of your capabilities . |