Example sentences of "go of [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was one weekend left to go of our time at Canjuers . |
| 2 | [ Under the Italian dual-control tradition ] when everything goes of its own accord , I am in quite another world . |
| 3 | My leaving them was similar to their having to let go of their children . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They have to let go of their rationality , of their interminable thinking and bothering over everything . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | " When asked " Were they forcibly evicted , or did they go of their own free will ? " he answered " Some left voluntarily owing to the poor markets . " |
| 8 | The cheated Maxwell pensioners wo n't let go of their money , and have mobilised into a vociferous force with a mission to get it all back . |
| 9 | He let go of her arm . |
| 10 | Nina let go of her hand . |
| 11 | He let go of her arm . |
| 12 | The Glass Menagerie is partly autobiographical and describes the conflict between a son , Tom , who is drawn to the sensuality of D.H.Lawrence 's writings and who himself scribbles poems on shoe-boxes in the warehouse where he works , and a repressive and puritanical mother , Amanda , who is as passionately possessive of her children as she is unwilling to let go of her own lost youth . |
| 13 | Martha , the nurse on duty , proved to be a real dog-lover and insisted that Zephyr could go of her lead and make herself at home . |
| 14 | Letting go of her hands , the man hit her violently across the face . |
| 15 | If Olwyn did not go of her own accord she was taken , undressed and washed and put to bed forcibly . |
| 16 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 17 | The horse , trained to keep calm , hardly moved , but the schoolgirl shrieked in terror and let go of her pram , which ran into the column of marchers ; it hit the man standing next to Clare , who stumbled heavily against her , knocking her sideways . |
| 18 | ‘ Let go of her hands , Bessie , ’ was Mrs Reed 's only answer . |
| 19 | He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down . |
| 20 | She let go of her hot grief , which dissolved and became the dew on his garments . |
| 21 | I attacked it , and made it let go of her leg , but the Lintons ’ servants appeared and caught hold of me . |
| 22 | If she ever let go of her control , she 'd go crazy . |
| 23 | He let go of her hand and walked away down the road towards the village , the bundle swinging against his back . |
| 24 | His expression was grim as he let go of her arm . |
| 25 | She let go of her skirts , but immediately felt a prickle of fear at putting herself out of reach of the inn . |
| 26 | He let go of her hand , but it remained there , captured by the silk texture of his skin , by the warmth that radiated from him . |
| 27 | He murmured in Italian , words she could not understand , let go of her wrists , and swept her into his arms , gathering her to him until her heart was pressed tightly to his , until her hands lifted and slipped around his neck . |
| 28 | A coach full of tourists was approaching in the opposite direction , and he let go of her knee to brace both hands protectively against the padded facia . |
| 29 | Let go of her coconuts . |
| 30 | Let go of her coconuts . |