Example sentences of "[vb base] to hold on to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of miles down the road at London Irish they still want to hold on to the Irish connection , even if that leads to qualification by reading The Irish Times . |
| 2 | Many vicars or pastors want to hold on to their colleagues for dear life and cause them to be tied to two works rather than releasing them fully to one . |
| 3 | At this juncture I merely want to hold on to the notion that workers are pressed , for a variety of reasons , into a dependent position of an infantile-like nature , which is felt to be unalterable , in many industrial enterprises . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've won twice already this year but I want to hold on to my record of winning in Europe at least once each year since turning professional in 1985 , ’ said the former British and US Open champion . |
| 5 | But I want to hold on to the role . ’ |
| 6 | Swindon insist there 's been no formal approach by Cheslea and still hope to hold on to the architect of Monday 's triumph . |
| 7 | Forest manager Brian Clough is poised to challenge Middlesbrough 's resolve to hold on to the former England Under-21 international after having had Ripley watched during an impressive promotion season . |
| 8 | If we try to hold on to everything we end up with nothing . |
| 9 | Listen to ten digits try to hold on to them and then write them down . |
| 10 | In this way , protected by a structure created by a skilled therapist , we can cower in fear , howl with anger , weep with panic , rend our clothes in guilt and let go any need to hold on to feelings which belong to our past rather than our present lives . |
| 11 | As Tim said you have to hold on to the fact that these are real characters and their in a kind of confrontational situation here are n't they ? |
| 12 | Because I 'm already vulnerable enough where you 're concerned and for my own sake I have to hold on to some degree of control . |