Example sentences of "nothing to hold on to " in BNC.

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1 There was nothing to hold on to .
2 It was worst for the very short , like the fat girl she could see between face and face and back of head , standing with nothing to hold on to , supported by those who surrounded her , her head under the men 's elbows , a woman 's handbag , clutched under an arm , driving its hard corners into her throat .
3 She 'd never felt so lost ; there was nothing to hold on to in a world so alien .
4 It was n't easy ; the world was still busy spinning and she had nothing to hold on to .
5 ‘ Because Ruth , dear one , there was nothing to hold on to .
6 You had nothing to hold on to , you were just squeezed in between daddy 's legs .
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