Example sentences of "go of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well done Joy erm a nice summary of a complex book and er there 's obviously a lot of things that will have to go of the erm lecture on it next week , so really this is not due to be talked about . |
| 2 | Sea levels have risen and fallen with the coming and going of the ice ages as they have everywhere else . |
| 3 | A crowd of 40 , perhaps 50 , had gathered to watch the coming and going of the police and the counter-terrorism team . |
| 4 | Strains of jazz throbbed and boomed overhead , muted by the open air and varying in volume with the capricious comings and going of the breeze from the lake . |
| 5 | The former British champion from Sunderland took the first step back on the road to championship level by stopping Clarkson with 65 seconds gone of the fifth round . |
| 6 | gone of the days of records |
| 7 | Soon afterwards the radio went of the air . |
| 8 | The trail goes steeply down and the speed increases , and I let go of the sledge rail to wipe my goggles — a fatal move . |
| 9 | Odd-Knut said that you must never let go of the sledge , I say again and again to myself as I am pulled through snow heaps and ruts . |
| 10 | She let go of the cabinet , coughing in the dust of ages that appeared to be lurking behind it , and smiled back at him as the February sun shone through the small window behind her , throwing into sharp relief the patches on the wall where her predecessor had hung posters , and the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork round the mean , narrow , metal window . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 13 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 14 | Nor is she too bothered any more about letting go of the occasional secret . |
| 15 | I let go of the beam and dropped with bent legs so as to splash down softly and felt the breath rush out of my lungs from the iciness of the river . |
| 16 | Hunched over , with her hair in her eyes , she looked like an old woman caught stealing potatoes , half afraid of the consequences , half afraid to let go of the spoils . |
| 17 | Sadie let go of the young man 's lapels , smiled grimly , and limped across the floor to Dierdrie , waiting by the fan-shaped mirror . |
| 18 | Letting go of the masonry she dived under water and swam beneath the pole , emerging on its far side . |
| 19 | He let go of the doorknob and thrust his hands back into his pockets . |
| 20 | ‘ Was I the fool who let go of the rudder when the ship was on top of the rock there ? |
| 21 | Similarly , the future lens cells can not detach from the sheet unless their CAMs change to allow them to let go of the neighbouring cells . |
| 22 | The humour of letting go of the wheelbarrow while clapping , and of trying to stamp one foot while walking , without injury to the other , dulled the pain . |
| 23 | So , if you are being pulled over , rather than letting go of the boom completely and having to raise the rig again , you can save a lot of time and energy by letting out the back hand until you have regained your composure . |
| 24 | Another of the skills incorporated into a style routine is the pirouette , in which the sailor lets go of the rig and spins round twice before catching it again . |
| 25 | Now let go of the tension as you breathe out with a sigh of relief . |
| 26 | Bites usually begin with a slight tremble , or lift of half an inch or so , and then a steady but determined rise that continues until you strike or the fish lets go of the bait . |
| 27 | This will stay in our nature until we become aware of the process and let go of the chains that pride puts around us . |
| 28 | Self-directed learning takes a great deal of planning by the teaching team , and teachers are reluctant to let go of the responsibility of being the main teaching resource . |
| 29 | The only requirements are patience , a willingness to learn and a readiness to let go of the habits of a lifetime . |
| 30 | The trouble is that we forget to let go of the tension . |