Example sentences of "held [adv] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The combined business held on well to market share but margins came under severe pressure following sterling 's devaluation which pushed up raw material prices . |
| 2 | She held on grimly to her temper . |
| 3 | I held on excitedly to my grey topper and we all climbed in . |
| 4 | He held on desperately to the dead weight fish , but try as he might , he was unable to regain his feet . |
| 5 | But she held on hard to the facts of the matter . |
| 6 | She held on tight to him , murmuring , ‘ Oh , my darling , hug Mummy , hold on to poor Mummy , poor Mummy 's had a terrible shock . ’ |
| 7 | Shelley held on tight to the seatbelt , and looked sideways at Miguel . |
| 8 | Anselm was concerned with all these aspects of primacy from the very beginning , and he held on tenaciously to them all so long as he lived . |
| 9 | She held more tightly to Gloria 's hand . |
| 10 | These straps can be made of thick tape , sewn through and on either side of the sail with a curtain ring or similar kite ring ( the ‘ D ’ rings are ideal ) held fairly close to the edge of the kite . |