Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun] go " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing her properties go , and then signing away all their money — that had been terrible . |
| 2 | ‘ God preserve me from foolish and deceitful women , ’ he said , letting her hair go and falling back on the pillow , his arms raised angrily above his head . |
| 3 | ‘ Stay here , ’ she told Nina , letting her hand go , ‘ this will be over in a moment . ’ |
| 4 | She was n't letting her kids go out |
| 5 | She did n't know how long she sat at the table , letting her coffee go cold . |
| 6 | Yet the problem they faced over letting their daughter go out which now , with hindsight , leaves them so open to criticism , is a very familiar one for parents . |
| 7 | Even if parents succeed in coming to terms with letting their children go , their best efforts are likely to be undermined by the ‘ dirty washing ’ gambit , or proprietorial claims to ‘ my room ’ which the child will not relinquish . |
| 8 | Parents have to be aware that not absolutely every accident is preventable and if they 're not prepared for their children to run that element of risk then obviously they have the choice of not letting their children go . ’ |
| 9 | Think of letting your weight go evenly through the soles of your feet ( for balance ) . |
| 10 | So there 's no excuse for letting your appearance go to pot — as these star mums amply prove |
| 11 | The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him . |
| 12 | Or that bloke at the club making his mouth go go funny |
| 13 | Say 12345 , first making your voice go up the scale ( you are not singing , just using your speaking voice ) , then going down the scale . |
| 14 | Another way of making your money go further is to take advantage of the credit available with a Midland Access card . |
| 15 | The former Kent and England spinner Derek Underwood , director of cricket at Club Surfaces , had this to say : ‘ Of course I enjoy seeing our pitches go in at the Etons and Tonbridges , but it is at grass-roots level within the state-schools sector that the wealth of untapped talent must not be lost to the game . ’ |
| 16 | I stare at the muddied , warped little card sealed in a deal-sized plastic bag , recognising my own writing and feeling my mouth go even drier than it already is and I can only gibber something about , Well , it looks like my writing but , I mean , and anyway , somebody , anybody could have taken that , I mean … but they just look quietly pleased and the questions go on . |