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Sentence Examples Never before had the state had such an uncontested hold on the lives and loyalties of French people. Otherwise they hold on to whatever touches them, and the chain will have enough lube on it to moisten up the cogs where it contacts each one. Every atom of me still wants to hold on to those childish beliefs that sometime in the future it will all be different. Okay, so I'm going to try to get through the window, and you guys have to hold on to my ankles, and then I'll unbar the door so we can get out. I still had a hold on the lunge line so I swiveled around and was able to stop him before he got completely away. Marshall gives an incandescent performance vocally and dramatically as a woman desperately trying to hold on to her sanity in a world gone mad. It would seem that the professor, in attempting to explain politics and religion to us, has lost his hold on common sense. Nature periodically reminds Australians just how fragile their hold on the land is. The final results in the separate events of the combined exercises showed that the Hungarians still have their hold on the pommel horse. He reaches over, takes my hand, and I just squeeze my eyes tight and try not to hold on too hard. Mercifully, the tyrannical personality cult has been vanquished and one man's maniacal hold on the populace is over. More thundery showers are predicted for tomorrow and Thursday, before persistent rain takes hold on Friday and Saturday. So you'd have to hold on to the tap, and drop in the transformer plugged into an extension lead from your hallway. On Thursday, the senator agreed to lift his hold on promotions of 127 Air Force captains and majors. His hold on power is even more reliant on personal loyalties and their reinforcement by material rewards and mortal penalties. Nothing more was needed than a steady hold on the reins of her trusty steed. Do you have any idea how long a hold on new space shuttle takeoffs will continue? He felt something warm splash him just before he gave up his hold on consciousness and blacked out. The secretary said in that sugary sweet voice that she was patching him through to the main office, and to hold on just a sec, hon. He did not seek to rationalise, justify, or otherwise try to hold on to his appointed position of trust. Show More Sentences The Temple of Jerusalem still retains a remarkable hold on the human imagination. It's taken a while, but my passion flower has really taken hold on my side wall and is now putting out loads of these fantastic blooms. As we expected, you are trying to circle the wagons to protect your hold on power. He jerked himself free from his own seatbelt and threw himself towards her window, scrabbling to get a hold on her. It was a matter of pride and they fought to the bitter end to hold on to it. I knew a panic attack was coming on, but I had to hold on, get to the studio and get through the audition. In the 1980s and 1990s we were ill at ease and unable to get a hold on things as we faced a big black hole and a slow drift to oblivion. Because the brain is full of bioelectric surges that your kind can hold on to like Velcro. He also used sighing suspensions, and unexpected leaps to hold on to bass pedal notes to create chords. But still we hope for New Orleans to hold on and find a second wind and put itself together for a long and painful convalescence. Fifty Labour councillors last night held a secret ballot and voted to end his 15-year hold on power. I want a safe and secure corner, an old barrel, some wood to burn in it and a warm pair of hands to hold on to. The weight of evidence against the Home Secretary now makes it seem unlikely that he can continue to hold on to his Cabinet post. The keeper failed to hold on to his drive and Stuart Telfer was on hand to ram home the rebound. We hold on to beliefs as if they were cherished possessions, like trinkets that have sentimental value but no practical use. But unless you're a huge fan of the Wayans and their ability to overact, you should probably hold on to your money. Anyone who has a ticket for the show should hold on to their ticket stub and they will gain entry. The bank had put a hold on the money so they could float it a few extra days and make a few extra centimes on it. However, in a mad final scramble, the Vipers were able to hold on to win their fourth straight Stampede Challenge title. Party insiders admit the party will struggle to hold on to its heartlands in areas like Birmingham and Tyneside. Show More Sentences By this time many men had given up, let go their hold on Carley floats or wreckage and sank from sight. Like a true Brit, I hold on to summer until the last leaves have fallen off the trees. I have tried, time and again, but I cannot free myself from an addiction that has as firm a hold on me as heroin, cocaine or crack. And he tightened his hold on her hand as they recited the Lord's Prayer and a Hail Mary. With verve and vigour, they hold on to their ideal of delivering the message of peace. Investors already exposed should nevertheless hold on to see what transpires. They will make use of that allegiance and fight viciously to hold on to the power they have so nefariously usurped. With a firm hold on the bed post, Emma hoisted herself up onto her unsteady feet. If you write a check that clears while there's still a hold on your paycheck, it will bounce, triggering hefty overdraft fees. But, hold on, I hear you say, they really are repugnant, nasty, racist scum. The lead was reduced to six points but Silsden managed to hold on with Bowness slotting a drop goal as the final whistle blew. It was another of those games where we had to hold on in the dying minutes. For my own leisure reading, I found that fiction gradually lost its hold on me. He looked abortively to his right for something to hold on to in order to break his fall. By one estimate, medical expenses are the primary cause of financial distress for 40 percent of those struggling to hold on to their homes. And I think they have enough new products to at least hold on to domestic market share without needing to jack them up any further. Soluble fibers dissolve in water to become gummy or viscous, while insoluble fibers hold on to water. At this point, with all the hurt and pain of being jilted and jobbed by the BCS system, that's all the Miami Hurricanes can hold on to. Flintoff bowled a widish one which Kasprowicz lifted to third man, but a diving Simon Jones could not hold on. The early goal in that second period helped lift us, gave us something to hold on to, and from then on we played well. Show More Sentences Stone understands composition and action, and knows when to jump cut and when to hold on the moment. And Congressman Rangel, if you could hold on just a second, I want to bring the conversation here at home. It is desperately disappointing to win so much primary possession and then not to be able to hold on to it. You can drop under a sturdy piece of furniture, a desk or table and hold on until the shaking stops. Meanwhile, Democrats will be struggling to hold on to their razor-thin majority in the Senate. And with a third of the vote in, Hackett is managing to hold on to a razor thin lead. It is quite likely that you will not be able to reach, so hold on to a belt or towel instead. It gave them something sure to hold on to, to pull them through all the danger and hardship. Dembski's anti-extrapolationism seems a lot like saying that, while Kepler's laws might hold on any given day, they don't hold over whole years. Discard the myths in which biblical stories are wrapped and hold on to the kerygma to which they point. The local environmental study could've been proceeding and they decided that it was to be a complete hold on it. Without another thought Royce clambered out the window, keeping a tight hold on the makeshift rope. I've always had my suspicions regarding Desmond's apparently tenuous hold on reality. O'Connell said they had eased their hold on him when he stopped struggling. I patted his neck, which was damp with sweat, and loosened my hold on the reins. I glared at him, but since he had a tight hold on my hand and I wasn't in the mood for a scene I followed him. If you use a debit card, hold on to your receipts in case your provider challenges an expense. Antony remained in the east, while Octavian retained a brutal hold on Italy. The Germans had tightened their hold on the whole country and it became more difficult to arrange transport for the Allied soldiers. Clearly, the Italian Renaissance continues to exert a powerful hold on historical imagination. Show More Sentences But hold on a minute, he is having an affair with his secretary because he is famous? When he finished telling her his idea, she asked him to hold on a minute and left the room. If you have a debit card for your flex account, you should still hold on to your receipts. She tries to hold on to as much genuine stuff as she can while pandering to fancier tastes. These are the memories that we will hold on to when we become advanced in age, if we get there. It is a book to hold on to, for repeated reference to information and inspiration. Japanese leaders were determined to hold on to what they saw as the critical area of the Pacific theatre. The correct strategy would then be to hold on to as much territory as possible for as long as possible. I looked at this and thought of saying about having a wolf by the ears, you can't hold on and you can't let go. My prep work always involves finding current examples to illustrate the points at hand, and give them something to hold on to. To hold on, insects, including ants, rely on small claws or on sticky foot secretions. His voice was anxious as he eased closer to her and tightened his hold on her hand. They were lucky to hold on, but the most important thing is this was another victory and as such will do their confidence a power of good. In the short term, I think we're just going to have to reef in the sails and hold on tight. The idea of decorum had its strongest hold on the traditions of portraiture of nobles and worthies. She was so full, so full she felt like she couldn't hold on, and she didn't know what to do. My idle hands proceeded to pound, wrench, twist, pry, and yank at anything I could get a hold on. In high school, gymnastics and wrestling had an early hold on Stephan's athletic aspirations. The woman is trying to slip quarters into the machine slot with one hand while struggling to hold on to the feisty girl with her other hand. The conventional wisdom is that the church fudges issues such as child abuse in order to hold on to power. Show More Sentences It will uninhibitedly resort to violence and other means, mostly illicit, not to let go of its hold on power. She relaxed her hold on the belay line and began slowly feeling with her foot for the ladder behind her. Koda apologised, starting to move but not releasing his hold on Jamie's hand. The result was that the landgraves kept a strong hold on the city's development for more than 500 years. Gilkie found the yoke wildly bucking as he attempted to hold on to the controls. Only some conservative Swiss Mennonites and Amish still hold on to the sixteenth-century forms of their creed. Cosmetic surgery, the last resort of those who cannot hold on to their youth and beauty through diet and exercise, is expanding exponentially. We couldn't hold on to the ball, and the number of basic errors we made was astonishing. I would also hold on to the side of the pool and do flutter kicks, and gradually work up to swimming laps. But for as much pessimism as he ladles out, there are equal amounts of anthemic choruses encouraging the listener to hold on, look up, get out. Alternatively, investors can hold on to the warrant until the company is floated or sold. In India, owing to the time lag involved in the recovery, banks tend to hold on to advances considered irrecoverable in their books. North West Radio are expected to hold on to their licence when the new franchise winners are announced this evening. We thought, if we could get just one wall, it was likely we'd be able to hold on to it. For ballet dancers, a slick floor can lead to slips and falls or clenched muscles from trying to hold on to the floor. Despite the hullabaloo, and the invidious position into which he has allowed himself to be manoeuvred, it looks as if he will hold on to his job. And the South Park skipper decided to hold on for the draw in the last over. Customers on late flights may want to hold on to their boarding passes and check their accounts frequently to see if the miles post. Mr. Lake's hold on her arm had loosed from the sharp grip to a more gentle clasp, and it even seemed that his steps had slowed a bit. Bandit loosened his grip, relaxing his arms until his hold on her turned into a real embrace. Show More Sentences I suppose it was instinct really that made me hold on to my bag, stupid really, but I wasn't going to let them have it. Shortly, he said, we would see the dog's handler take a hold on her haunches and install her in her appointed trap, backside first. Then I didn't have the strength to do anything but hook my arm through a rung and hold on while I sucked air and my lungs ached. This is in sharp contrast with France, for example, where during these same centuries the French kings were keeping a tight hold on escheated lands. But claims about brant trying to hold on to his money at all costs go back at least two decades. Since 2001, the war chest created by this profitable failure has funded a string of carefully constructed deals that has given Baugur a sizeable hold on the UK high street. His frustration was compounded in the first set by the fact that he was unable to hold on to an early break of serve which would have quietened the crowd. Stalking customers after they signal their intentions unambiguously is a wheeze to hold on to someone who has taken a lot of trouble to break free. Jason's knuckles whitened as he tightened his hold on his gun. Ali shouted to me to hold on tight because he thought he could see some fish, and sure enough, the line on the double-handed rod started whizzing away at high speed. My stallion reared and whinnied, causing Desiree to hold on for dear life. The only way Jenn learned of their presence was when one of them clamped a hand over her mouth and the other four gained a tight hold on her arms. We discussed what makes certain people hold on in extreme circumstances. When you have a wolf by the ears, it's as hard to let go, as to hold on. So no new troops yet requested to be sent to Iraq, but the United States is going to hold on to some of the troops that are there until they get a handle on this situation. Incomplete on Fourth and Goal Was there an illegal hold on defensive back Jimmy Smith? They made their unusual find after echo-sounding equipment on board their ship detected the wreck, and they then explored its hold on a further dive. While scenarios where the party takes seven seats are a lot easier to map, there is still a chance for the Democrats to hold on. The GOP also enhanced its hold on the statehouse, which the party took over two years ago. The grand coalition's programme marks a complete break with the SPD's election campaign, in which the party used left wing language to try to hold on to votes. Show More Sentences Yes, you can hold on and fade the ball that way, but it is very limiting. Antifouling is the most important painting job to have carried out on your boat, once foul has a hold on your hull it will rapidly colonise the surface. I want to hold on to my roots, my origins, my family, my friends. Not only is it possible, it is absolutely essential that a nation hold on to its culture in a globalized economy. I think I wanted to remind myself and anyone who might be reading this to hold on to what you believe in no matter how loud the other kids are shouting. Now, the key is to hold on to that sentiment and use the popular support as leverage. Granuaile sailed the seas of Clew Bay and beyond in the 16th century and was known far and wide for her fearless attempts to hold on to the ancient Gaelic way of life. In other cases, autocrats have been forced to introduce modest political changes but have nonetheless managed to limit their scope and hold on to power. A quick thinking Samaritan jumped over the wall and threw the drowning man a lifebuoy but he was unable to hold on due to the strong waves and cold water. But if Ayotte really puts a hold on Rice, I SPECT that'll get lots of attention. No excuses, no backward steps, just aggression and dynamism and a lot of honesty, qualities that have finally given him a secure hold on Ireland's No.1 jersey. Plaited terylene line is nice to hold on to, especially when you need to drag yourself back down to the hook to disengage it, or use it for a bit of underwater rock-climbing. The ladder cracked and he was suddenly unsupported in the darkness, scrabbling with both hands to hold on to timbers, losing his grip and dangling from the rope. What these men do have is a muscular hold on popular disgust with religious extremism. The struggle to hold on to traditional values in the face of the new South African politics and western materialism forms an important theme in his writings. Sparta could not hold on long to naval dominion, but jealously tried to prevent Athens from regaining it. Footsteps thudded down the hall, and his hold on her loosened somewhat. Team Soldier On extended its hold on second place after they also dug deep and covered 24 km. Most importantly, I need to hold on to the belief that God will have the last word, and that word is hope. The question, though, is whether the incumbent can hold on and win in the swing state. Show More Sentences However, the film looks a treat, Jack McElhone is an expressive, unaffected child actor and Gibb makes sure that the film still takes a persuasive hold on the heartstrings. Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles are helping Bashar Assad hold on to power. Sara tightened her hold on the sketches to hide a twitch of fear. Ford dug his hands into the blond fur around its neck to hold on. It doesn't matter how many times we are told to drop everything and be one hundred percent uncontrived and natural, we still hold on to the letting go. And the Japanese government wants to hold on to nuclear power because they are interested in producing nuclear bombs. Hume notes that we cannot imagine or conceive of the negations of typical mathematical theorems, but this seems to be a weak hold on the necessity of mathematics. But his stories still roar, they still frighten, they still overwhelm, they still break your heart, and they still make you want to grab the person next to you and hold on. In this early work, moreover, Crawford still relies on traditional phrasing and contrapuntal imitation, so the listener has that rock to hold on to. Standing in an upright position, hold on to a chair for support, then extend your left leg straight behind you until you feel your buttock tighten. He grabbed a pad eye and tried to hold on to protect himself. He idled in front up the hill but was never seriously troubled to hold on by two lengths from Yogi, with Alexanderthegreat another half-length away in third. His cheeks burning red in response to his anger and hurt, his hold on his blankets turned to a clutch, his knuckles turning white from the strain. Yet the very triumph of these principles imparted a rancorous quality to public life, as the wealthy pastoral and professional elite fought to hold on to their advantages. I look over at the closet and scan the rows of shoes there, the shoes that hurt my feet, pinch my toes, make me wobble and have to hold on to Tony for balance and support. An off duty police officer, who was in plain clothes, and arrived on the scene at the same time as him, asked him to hold on to the man while he found out what was going on. He was clearly of consequence but his hold on power was precarious. I am further advised that a temporary hold on consignments of beef products from Canada will remain in place until further information is available from Canada. The ability of one and the same human being to hold on to quite contradictory and even sharply opposed ideas is well known and has had many celebrated illustrations. Company officials, according to widely reported allegations, forced employees to hold on to their stock as its value plunged in October and November. Show More Sentences His decision to hold on to a 1 percent stake in the company, rather than sell his entire 20 percent, is said to be causing coolness between him and O'Brien. The grants may also allow Canada to hold on to the talent grown and developed here, with some of the money going to graduate and post-doctorate research fellows. Powers does not only want to hold on to embodiment and to difference as human features in the posthuman context, but also foregrounds the importance of agency. They like to hold on tightly to what they value as near and dear to them. I tightened my hold on Liv's fingers and she gently drew me inside. This was a mistake, the world spun, and I had to hold on to the dresser to stop from falling over, my throat seized up, and brought back those razor blades. eek! Now, the branch is grooved enough so I can hold on without fear. I don't hold on to the anger, if I can just let it dissipate on its own. Randy Winn led off the ninth with a grounder to the right of Kent, who got a glove on it but couldn't hold on. Relatively long legs and sharp claws enable them to hold on to rocks in swift water. The town had a long history of religious dissent from the Lollards and Puritanism gained a strong hold on the town. Upon becoming king, Henry's first concern was to secure his hold on the throne. Evidence of the Templars' weak hold on the island came when King John, on his accession in 1199, confirmed the earlier grant. Saleh's son, General Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, continues to exercise a strong hold on sections of the military and security forces. While David consolidated his hold on his own and his son's newly acquired lands, he also sought to expand his influence. Rugby union has a particular hold on the national psyche of Wales, especially the Six Nations tournament. Khan managed to hold on throughout the fight to go onto win the fight by a fairly close unanimous decision. Having four wives, a gambling habit and a susceptibility to confidence tricksters, he did not hold on to the money he made. The Judge accepts the payment, the law no longer has a hold on you, and therefore you are free to walk out of the court a free man or woman. During general play, a player with the ball can hold on to it for only three seconds before shooting for a goal or passing to another player. Show More Sentences Researchers at the University of Cambridge have shattered the myth that Americanese has taken an unshakeable hold on the Anglophone world. In the late 4th century, barbarian invasions, economic decline and military coups loosened the Empire's hold on Britain. It is my belief that I could have felt no greater dismay, if the long arm of the Law had laid its hold on me while he was speaking. War has a hold on our cultural imaginations as an inevitable force, it is peace that has no benefactor. Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book. And all the time she'd be brivetting about on the sly with any good-for-nothing young rascals she could get hold on. But in the closing stages Bishop spotted a gap to go over and Hook converted to set up a nervous finish for the Blues, who managed to hold on. Thankfully the Canadian summoned up the strength to beat the jitters and hold on for a one-shot victory. Each morning you get in the roller coaster car, strap yourself in, and hold on for dear life hoping you won't throw up or pass out. Let's share sovereignty rather than lose later, or have to spill blood and sustain a garrison to hold on to them and the black gold underneath. It was a shooting contest from the charity stripe from then on, and Sitra managed to do enough to hold on to the tight victory. Previously, traditional, monarchic, hereditary and feudal methods were used to hold on to power and authority. Irons is impressive as the smuggest of fat cats, while Spacey tries to hold on to his humanity as he sheds tears over the death of his dog. As plants took hold on the continental margins, oxygen levels increased and carbon dioxide dropped, although much less dramatically. This exuberance, this freshness and playfulness of mind and mood, the capacity to galumph, are surely things to try to hold on to. Blair, the man who erects so many smokescreens his name should be spelled Blur, cannot possibly hold on to his job. Stephen maintained a precarious hold on power, but agreed to a compromise under which Matilda's son Henry would succeed him. She'd place a senatorial hold on a potential cabinet nominee? This combo is said to reach speeds over 30 mph, so hold on tight to the front grab bar, which comes standard on all Go-Devils. Next, left-click and hold on an empty area of the taskbar, and then drag it to the left side of the screen. Show More Sentences The British commander wished to withdraw, but was persuaded to hold on by his junior officers. The goal in the 88th minute came after Pitmen keeper Stuart Brock had failed to hold on to a cross from the right. He worked to break the traditional hold on legal thinking to make laws that met the needs of the changing community. Even when endomorphs are slim they still tend to hold on to some body fat and they struggle to have defined muscles. With no heirs to succeed him, Henry VI was murdered shortly afterwards, on 21 May 1471, to strengthen the Yorkist hold on the throne. In 1608, early attempts were made at breaking the Continental hold on glassmaking through the creation of a glassworks. Nowadays, American pop culture has a heavy hold on the Filipinos that evolved from the Spanish times when the American occupation happened. By contrast, his opposite number in the Bedwas side, AdamGreendale, missed two penalties and failed to hold on to a pass in the in-goal area. In mid 1974, Guinean soldiers, requested by Stevens, were in the country to help maintain his hold on power. Other powers, in an attempt to break the Venetian hold on spice trade, began to build up maritime capability. Harald would hold on to his new faith, but Haakon continued worshiping the old gods when he got home. The notoungulate mesotheriids and hegetotheriids also managed to hold on at least part way through the Pleistocene. The continued English hold on Calais however depended on expensively maintained fortifications, as the town lacked any natural defences. Alexa climbed grudgingly into the back and their father said to just hold on now while we get ourselves combobulated and handed Alyssa a brimming cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Despite their seemingly strong hold on life, as indicated by the persistence of movement in decapitation tests, rattlers are relatively frail creatures and are easily killed. I thought the SAMJ letters column would be a good forum for drawing the attention of other professionals to the need to hold on to those matric certificates, whatever you do. The first concern for Henry was to secure his hold on the throne. But the harmost and the Spartan garrison still retained their hold on their Akropoleis, or citadels, as a guarantee that Spartan interests should suffer no serious injury. Instead, the Democrats have focused on the AARP, soccer moms, opinion polls, districts with vulnerable Republicans and whether or not Harry Reid can hold on to the coalition. The world instantly dissolved into a series of technicolored bubbles and, try as she might, Holly couldn't seem to hold on to more than one thought. Show More Sentences Their children tried to hold on to the dairies, trying unsuccessfully to stop their decline despite aging ranches, sickening herds, and often unhappy tenants. In this form the Tudor style long retained its hold on English taste. Click and hold on the icon in the dialog window to see the author's name. As a result, the sugar industry began to lose its hold on the economy. Some sea slugs hold on to these stolen chloroplasts for months. It's fershur a nuisance. But you better hold on to it, cause if we run into Joe in that cave, we're gonna need all the weapons we can lay our hands on. Now, as the dibbuk takes a stronger and more frightening hold on his young daughter, Clyde races against the clock to find an expert who can remove the dibbuk and save her. However, Italy would never regain its strong hold on textiles. Mieszko saw baptism as a way of strengthening his hold on power, with the active support he could expect from the bishops, as well as a unifying force for the Polish people. The Isles of Scilly are struggling to hold on to their young people. California poppies and the annual clarkias are good choices to provide riots of color in spring and to provide a minimal hold on the loose soil during the winter. The colliery owners fended off the formation of unions until well into the 19th century and trade unionism was slow to take a hold on the coalfield. The 4th Seaforth and the 1st Black Watch managed to hold on, despite attacks at Arques la Bataille and Martigny, where the artillery repulsed several German advances. FitzOsbern and Odo found it difficult to control the native population and undertook a programme of castle building to maintain their hold on the kingdom. Along the fencerows and in the woods, foliage of garlic mustard, sweet rocket, sedum, leafcup, henbit, hepatica and wild ginger hold on against the frost. I waited for him to take it up, to unravel once again his tale of plotting statesmen and deluded public, his great joke, his private toe hold on the world. Meanwhile, relations between Edward and Llywelyn rapidly collapsed, leading to Edward invading North Wales in 1276 in an attempt to break Llywelyn's hold on power. Napoleon had now consolidated his hold on France, had taken control of Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and most of Western Germany and northern Italy. Oregon used a three-run second inning, then relied on its defense to hold on for a 3-2 victory over Fordham at the Mary Nutter Classic softball tournament on Saturday. Though Henman managed to hold on to his next three service games, it wasn't enough to slow Enqvist, who broke again at 5-3 to wrap up the set and match. Show More Sentences After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England six years later. Examples from Classical Literature On the following day, the head sea having gone down, I sailed from Yarmouth, and let go my last hold on America. Lay hold on the poor devil, right end foremost, zoon as I have stopped uns praching. After the boats were crowded, they would hold on to them so that they could not leave the shore. Bill there could drive stage as well as I can, only if I didn't hold on to him he'd have us all to the darnation in five minutes. There we determined to halt for the night, as our cattle were unable to hold on to bint el Jebail. And jackeen told me after that it had laid hold on his trousers, and he didn't sleep all night with the fright he got. Its hold on the affections of womankind has never been stronger than it is to-day. They overgrow the dwarf stocks very strongly and thus do not have a very firm hold on the ground. I have a hold on every man beneath me that prevents him from knifing me in the back. The new Lancastrian dynasty had not as yet secured a firm hold on the kingdom. He tried to back away from her, oblivious to the fact that by his hold on her he dragged her after him. His faith in Spiritualism and swedenborgianism lost their hold on him and gave way to a more philosophic condition of mind. A grapple-armed machine laid hold on one of the wrecked beetles and, whining with effort, sought to drag it to leveler ground. But I'd liefer sweep th' streets, if paupers had na' got hold on that work. He had never let go of Nina's hand, but now he did, getting a lifeguard's hold on her. There was a blue flash, my hold on the ladder relaxed, and I fell heavily to the ground unconscious! Just hold on a minute and you'll see milt Richardson pokin' along this way. It seems very unfriendly in old Rayleigh to keep such a hold on the property, when Mr Jeeks is willing to buy him off. The usurers received their hold on the state in a time of the greatest need. That gun carried thousands of volts, with lots of amperage behind them, and if I had had a good hold on it I couldn't have let go. Show More Sentences If the thing were to be done over again, I think I should hold on to my prisoners. These were all potent reasons why Chile wanted to keep its hold on Tacna and Arica. The memorandum testifies to the strength of Bruce's hold on the country, and to the recalcitrance of Edward's barons. There is not much attempt among these ecstatics to hold on to the dignity of their reason or the reticence of their self-respect. I felt the eternal flames taking hold on me, and some foretaste of their endlessness seemed to enter into my being. A morbid idea of hope, due to the enfeeblement of his brain, took hold on him. We couldn't ever git away from them at this gait, and I couldn't hold on forever. Sir H. Maine says that the prtors early laid hold on cognation as the natural form of kinship. In that way only it seemed to me I could keep my hold on the redeeming facts of life. When George good-naturedly took him at his word, Joe clinched with him and managed to get a half-nelson hold on him. An so youre a-goin to hold on to my quarter-section, be you? Nobody disputed her evil hold on the bottommost place of all. She said all was cold in the church, and nothing to catch hold on there. When White Fang struggled, Cherokee was content merely to hold on. He had mental exercises, called himself nought laid hold on redemption, and went on in his course of instrumentality. He was most deplorably drunk, and began to hold on by the table. The sadhu called out to the colonel to hold on, and to us to keep quiet. This approach legitimizes the regime's domestic oppression and hold on power. The religion of Isis did not gain a hold on the soul by its dogmatism. Find more words! 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