Example sentences of "[verb] let [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever ye do , dinna' let go o' the rope . ’
2 21 ) a ) So if the person has to let go of the trolley , it will stop automatically so does n't run away .
3 ‘ I 'm not sure I want to let go of it , ’ said Masklin .
4 Lee felt jealous , lumpy , and tried to let go of the feeling as she arranged the flowers in the kitchen .
5 The trouble is that we forget to let go of the tension .
6 Rincewind let go of Twoflower 's horse , swore bitterly , and spurred his own mount towards the trees , alone .
7 Fernand let go of Melissa 's hand , vaulted over the rail and beckoned urgently to her to follow .
8 Now ask to meet the part of you which refuses to let go of this relationship — and watch as this sub-personality approaches .
9 Or refusing to let go of something you no longer need ? )
10 With the insight into them which I am developing , am I prepared to let go of my anger , pain and hurt , so that God can heal me of their pain and destructive effects ?
11 ‘ You 've got to let go of me , darling .
12 ‘ I 've got to let go of them and see what happens .
13 In rugby , as in most aspects of life in South Africa , we have agreed to let go of the old ways and leaders even though no-one can know where the new ways will lead us — or where the new leaders will come from .
14 Soon their palms became sticky , but the boy did not dare let go of the hand he had so daringly grasped , for that would have meant admitting that he was perspiring and ashamed of it .
15 I did n't know how badly you were injured , but I did n't dare let go of the wheel . ’
16 There has been a steady rise in the number of women returners and ‘ apart from women who do not want to let go of that career , there are all the millions of women faced with the fact that either their income will enormously increase the lifestyle of their family or without that second income they will be very hard pushed to cover the basics .
17 It is now also dawning on us that , while they may have dropped their hippie beads and trinkets , they failed to let go of their new world view .
18 ‘ Only that bad publicity has a nasty habit of surfacing , and that 's the last thing I intend to let happen at this crucial stage . ’
19 Sheikh , who was batting , stood crouched over his bat , patiently waiting for the moment when Mafouz would decide to let go of the ball .
20 Doris cuddled me on the way to the door but she must have let go for an instant ( perhaps I goosed her too eagerly ) because I went off on a run that would have taken me all the way downtown — further , to the Village , to Martina Twain — if the dessert trolley had n't been there to check my sprint .
21 Sometimes in the process they decide to let go of old destructive relationships or to completely change their career .
22 You 'll have to let go of the book .
23 My leaving them was similar to their having to let go of their children .
24 Furthermore , it is all too easy for both people to decide to let go at the same moment , so that no one is left holding a wing-tip .
25 His relentless grip increased till she was forced to let go of the ribbon .
26 ‘ Oh , Pogo , do let go of my hand .
27 The Woman had let go of Tug 's shoulders as soon as the door opened .
28 I got out , feeling alone and rootless now that he had let go of my hand .
29 as if he had let go of oars and rudder and now drifted on the dark current of events .
30 It was as if she had let go of a great burden .
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