Instead of running or desperately holding on like a stunned boxer in a clinch, they were advancing.

He held onto himself desperately and made himself concentrate on flying the plane.

Sarah and Alex holding desperately to each other while the tears poured down their faces.

Judy put out a hand and held desperately on to his sleeve, but he shook her off and walked across to the door.

I desperately held the rod over my head trying to keep the line from catching on bits of coral.

Yet somehow, he was there, and not holding desperately.

She held onto it desperately, resisting the voice of Thorn.

He held desperately to the rapport between the girl in the flames and the forge folk.

We both broke down and this time it was I who held desperately on to you.

He held desperately to Iron Arm and began to sob.