Example sentences of "holding on to [art] " in BNC.

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1 The path to the abbey ruins was under water , but I managed to keep dry by sidling along the edge , holding on to a fence .
2 In the legend of Theseus , in Greek mythology , he prevented himself from getting lost in the Cretan labyrinth by holding on to a silken thread .
3 The horses were being led and one of the men was limping badly and supporting himself by holding on to a stirrup .
4 He accepts then the necessity to permit the destruction of some forms of life , while at the same time holding on to a firm belief in the essential unity of all life and the principle of non-violence .
5 Occasionally they walk upright along a branch , grasping it with their toes but always holding on to a branch above their heads with their hands .
6 She would speak of the necessity of holding on to a framework of belief , a reasonable percentage of belie
7 You 've got an S O four with two bonds on it and it 's holding on to a hydrogen
8 ‘ You 're all right , though ? ’ he said at last , holding on to a Gorgonzola .
9 In the story , Frank had to be seen shooting through the roof of the church moments later and holding on to a cross , before being rescued by a helicopter .
10 Toddlers often rose on their toes , held their legs stiffly , and rocked back and forth holding on to a piece of furniture or onto the parent .
11 The snow hook is actually on the end of the tow line so that in the unlikely event of the karabiner unhooking — as it did once on me — — the hook stays close to you giving you an outside chance of holding on to the team .
12 He was holding on to the hand of one of the passengers who was bleeding rather badly .
13 Valenzuela , holding on to the killer 's hand , dislodged his friend 's corpse .
14 Lee was behind him , holding on to the back of his anorak and bumping him with the torch .
15 Her toes were on the beam , her arms above her head , holding on to the top of the gates .
16 they are caught , often , in a conflict between holding on to the security of their childhood dependence and striking out for independence .
17 Holding on to the railings , he moved down the passage between the church and the presbytery .
18 We watched her sway away holding on to the rails , her high curls shining , her figure neat , her intense musky scent lingering like a memory in the air after she herself had gone .
19 Miss Phoebe gave her head a slight shake , holding on to the arms of her chair as if it would save her from drowning .
20 The most important thing to remember about juggling is that , if you throw the ball well , the catch will look after itself , except for those one in ten people who have great difficulty in holding on to the ball .
21 It was never , as we have seen , the Labour government 's intention that the independence of India should be the prelude to a general nunc dimittis , and this disposes of the plausible notion that once India was gone the pointlessness of holding on to the rest of the dependent empire , supposedly acquired to protect the sea routes to Bombay , was immediately perceived .
22 Note the tension produced by holding on to the passing note of A♯ in bars 12 and 16 , and the ‘ heavy ’ sound of the minor 3rd ( G natural ) against the E7 chord in bar 18 , anticipating the ♭7th of the A7 to follow .
23 With toes pointed downwards , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 15cm ) off the floor , leaning right over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front of you .
24 With toes pointed , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 1 5cm ) , leaning over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front .
25 Stop holding on to the wall like that ! ’
26 Then I realised this was unusual for an owl , because in the wild they tend to swallow their prey whole , so I simply stopped holding on to the chick and soon she was gobbling it up in one .
27 If it feels like the penis is getting soft during sex , try holding on to the base of the condom .
28 As he does this , holding on to the condom around the base avoids spilling semen or losing the condom inside the vagina or anus .
29 you can give further encouragement by holding on to the leash in the early stages of teaching this command .
30 This done , she whipped up a piece of tape , which she tied some inches from the bottom ; then , while still holding on to the hair with one hand , her other hand shot out and pulled open a drawer from which she grabbed a pair of large scissors .
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