It seemed hours before he could cast off and then, holding to the forward line he half slid, half fell into the craft, pressing the bottle into the pit of his arm.

Robert, on the second Ducati held his advantage over Joey's Honda to the finishing line to take second.

"We're going to hold him to the line," a senior aide to Mr. Bush said.

The two Lensmen held to the line in spite of the pitfalls and followed it to the end.

Before plugging your laptop into a hotel phone line, hold this tester to the line.

Heading towards the last lap, Schwantz was looking ragged going through a chicane, but he held it together to the line.

He undid the metal clasp which held him to the line which girdled the tail boom.

All alone in the night I had my own thoughts and held the car to the white line in the holy road.

They ran to the lines holding the boat to the jetty, Venetia to the forward line and Devlin to the aft.

She held her advantage strongly to the line, drawing away to beat 2000 Guineas winner Rock 'n' Pop by two and a half lengths.