Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] let [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 2 | Meredith Jones — who relished his protégé 's roughness — was aware of that and told his friend Philip Burton to keep an eye on him , make sure he did not let slip this second and last chance . |
| 3 | All over Europe homosexuals are on the retreat from public activity : it is important that homosexual women and men do not let go of their responsibility for their own lives , as is now the case in England . |
| 4 | The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself . |
| 5 | He was n't hurt and he did n't let go of Caspar but he howled , an awful wailing with his mouth open . |
| 6 | I took her hand as we walked to my house for breakfast , and did n't let go until we got to the verandah steps . |
| 7 | But he did n't let go . |
| 8 | He did n't let go of her completely , though . |
| 9 | But Leon did n't let go , rubbing at the coat 's tarnished silver button . |
| 10 | That 's when ’ — he poked his head forward , a mischievous grin on his face now — ‘ you do n't let drop one of those naughty words ; you know , like you did yesterday . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't let go ! ’ |
| 12 | And if we do n't let go , it will get annoyed , and swing the leg backwards and forwards trying to wrench it from our grasp . |
| 13 | Praying that the links would n't catch on my clothes … in my knitted sweater … should have stripped … head under , metal lying on my face , push the links up with hands , full strength , take care , do n't rush , do n't snag clothes , get free of the jumble of things on the mud around me , hold onto the wire outside , do n't let go , the current in the river was appreciable , tugging , keep straight , hang on , shoulders through , raise the links , back through , bottom through , legs … links … short of breath … lungs hurting … careful , careful … unknown things round my ankles , hampering … had to breathe soon … feet catching … feet … through . |
| 14 | ‘ So you 're going to shoot me if I do n't let go , right ? |
| 15 | At the same time , he prayed in his heart , ‘ Christ , do n't let go of me . ’ |
| 16 | First simply lift the boat into the water but do n't let go at this point because you 'll find that the boat will drift faster than you can swim after it , then you lift the daggerboard here , halfway down because you 'll be sailing off wind . |
| 17 | I 'll scream my head off if you do n't let go and I wo n't stop screaming ! ’ |
| 18 | Do n't let go of me darling ! |
| 19 | Do n't let go of me ! |
| 20 | Do n't let know you are . |
| 21 | Joyce does n't know about it so do n't let slip |
| 22 | This can be a frightening experience because when a gila monster bites , it does not let go for some ten to fifteen minutes , during which time it continues to chew , injecting more and more venom into the wound . |
| 23 | It does not let go of them easily , and the aura of permanence and continuity is evidence of its tenacity . |
| 24 | Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) . |
| 25 | We try to cover them up , but history does n't let go . |
| 26 | Once Lotus uses sixteen bytes for the block , it does n't let go of it . |