Example sentences of "[be] hold on to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said we were holding on to the ball , but we wanted it to come out . |
| 2 | If they were held on to the animal or plant would die . |
| 3 | British Coal insists that is main aim is to hold on to the three-year contracts with the two electricity generators , which will be renegotiated in March next year . |
| 4 | He does not require an imperative to make him avoid the sickness from the thought of which he already shrinks in nausea ; what he has to force himself to do is hold on to the fact that sickness is the likely outcome of yielding to temptation . |
| 5 | In use , the pack is held on to the tool by a single metal strap , but the pack is recessed so far into the machine that this was perfectly stable . |
| 6 | The way in which fireplace surrounds are held on to the wall of the chimney breast varies according to the type of surround . |
| 7 | He was holding on to the hand of one of the passengers who was bleeding rather badly . |
| 8 | When she recovered she was holding on to the edge of the table for balance . |
| 9 | It was holding on to the tree but I pulled it off . |
| 10 | And then she was holding on to the branches , feeling where the Robemaker had hacked and sawn at them , knowing she must be hurting the Larch even more , and trying to be as gentle as possible . |
| 11 | He was giving her orders : she was to hold on to the edge of the pool and breathe deeply in and out . |