Example sentences of "hold on to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 You must hold on to the hurt .
2 She does n't hold on to the sheet .
3 And as everything slipped away she could only hold on to the thought that somehow her murderer knew who she was .
4 In which case , if our relationship was already wrecked beyond repair , I could hold on to the phetam .
5 The under sheriff must hold on to the balance for 14 days in case any steps should be taken to make the defendant bankrupt , in which case he would have to pay the money he has recovered to the receiver .
6 Do not hold on to the interviewer 's hand for too long as this signals overfamiliarity .
7 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 .
8 Should Blackburn hold on to the end , do n't taunt Kenny Dalglish about buying the title .
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