Sentence examples for had held on for from inspiring English sources

Shackleford had held on for a half-length victory.

"Couples who had held on for the sake of the children find that they are holding on for longer".

After 28 minutes, Djokovic having weathered four set points against him, Dolgopolov's final shot flew just long and Djokovic had held on for a 16-14 victory.

And I think she had held on for so long and eventually you break, and I think crack cocaine filled that break.

There should be no doubt that Levein would have faced a battle to hang on to his job today if Liechtenstein had held on for victory.

Britain might have lost the Falklands war if Argentine forces had held on for another week, the commander of the task force said yesterday on the 20th anniversary of the invasion.

And in his understandable emphasis on the dizzying array of ethnic minorities, Marshall hints at one of the main reasons the military regime in Myanmar has held on for so long.

The government does a lot to change that, but traditions that have held on for years can't be changed overnight.

Ms. Rich aims to settle primarily in London, though city records indicate she has held on for the moment to a more modest family outpost in the Park Cinq, No. 6C, bought for $3.9 million.

Alavés had two players sent off in extra time but looked to have held on for penalties until their right-back, Delfí Geli, headed a Gary McAllister cross into his own net.

Anshel Pfeffer, an Israeli journalist and author of a Netanyahu biography, Bibi, said the prime minister has held on for so long because he smashed the idea that Israel would wither unless it ended its military rule over the Palestinians.