Example sentences of "hold [adv prt] to [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Merrill Lynch is running the risk of suffering a substantial loss if the market price holds on to any substantial premium . |
| 2 | ‘ Hold on to that bloody cider , ’ Billy yelled Yanto twisted around on his seat and looked at Billy . |
| 3 | A familiar disjunction : while we hold on to personal musical favourites dating back over twenty-five years because we still enjoy listening to them , the music which brings on the fiercest nostalgia is often a terrible , loathsome noise with which we think we have nothing in common . |
| 4 | Meditation is holding on to that silken thread throughout life . |
| 5 | She intended holding on to this new inner peace for as long as she could . |
| 6 | It was estimated by the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) that Iraq was holding up to 40,000 Iranian PoWs ( more than half of them unregistered as such ) and that Iran held up to 70,000 Iraqi PoWs ( of whom some 50,000 were registered ) . |
| 7 | As I 've already said , I would wish the Committee to hold on to those specific ones relating to community care at this stage , until we have a more certain picture . |
| 8 | It is widely assumed that Elders will not bother to hold on to any Scottish shares and its 23.7 per cent stake will be acquired and used as the springboard for a bid . |
| 9 | But any doubts about United 's ability to hold on to three comfortable points were dismissed in the 49th minute when Irwin strode through a big gap in the Southampton defence to beat Flowers from ten yards . |
| 10 | As early as 1971 , he had spoken with admiration of the Great Meeting Hall in Pyonyang with capacity to hold up to 40,000 fervent admirers of the Great Leader at any one audience . |
| 11 | Had the Labour movement held on to this popular paper , would we have won the election ? |
| 12 | None of the arguments , she thought , held up to any serious analysis ; at best they provoked people into thought about housework , at worst they antagonised large numbers of women and hostility in all men and women who worked in the labour movement in any way . |
| 13 | Its investment methods and specific investment assumptions will be held up to intense public scrutiny . |
| 14 | It was estimated by the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) that Iraq was holding up to 40,000 Iranian PoWs ( more than half of them unregistered as such ) and that Iran held up to 70,000 Iraqi PoWs ( of whom some 50,000 were registered ) . |