Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [vb infin] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disgust vibrated in her voice as she suddenly let go of some clearly banked-up and held-back emotion . |
| 2 | Yet we experience a great sense of loss , if we only let go of this intellect reluctantly and in fact would rather nurture it than shed it . |
| 3 | In other words you must use your powers of thought alone to let go of any tension that you may feel . |
| 4 | And you 'd better let go of my wrist . |
| 5 | So do think of that . |
| 6 | He eventually let go of me and I had to go the bottom of the baths and bring him to the surface , take him to the side and get him breathing again , and I was considered a failure for that . |
| 7 | The policeman had not let go of the stranger . |
| 8 | Now just let go of me , all right ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Listen , ’ she said quietly , ‘ if you just let go of me , I 'll forget this ever happened . |
| 10 | You have a reputation of not letting go of a thing once you have started and you would be delighted to discover that I am responsible for Ana 's blindness . |
| 11 | No she 's er she 's so she 's so keen at not letting go of a discussion she comes back , she 's like a terrier ! |
| 12 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself . |
| 15 | He would not let go of it . |
| 16 | It does not let go of them easily , and the aura of permanence and continuity is evidence of its tenacity . |
| 17 | In the other the Lapith 's left hand must have been gripping the Centaur 's head ( lost ) while with his right he thrusts a weapon into the breast of the creature , who yet will not let go of his prize with either hand though with both hers she tugs at one . |
| 18 | Lisa 's mind , for some reason , like a dog with a bone , could not let go of the subject of Nina . |
| 19 | ‘ We have spent 10 years of hard work building up the reputation of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup and we will not let go of it lightly , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Do it again to make sure you did not just let go of the stick in fright ! |
| 21 | She would tell him anything he wanted to know if he would just let go of her , let her get away from him . |
| 22 | Now that she was going to stay on in France for a while and not go back to her old school , she 'd already let go of those friends . |
| 23 | If she ever let go of her control , she 'd go crazy . |
| 24 | Miranda nearly let go of the cup she was carrying . |
| 25 | When 200 of Drexel 's former employees appeared on an hour-long television show recently , their host , Mr Phil Donahue , told them exactly what most Americans probably do think of them . |
| 26 | Now let go of the tension as you breathe out with a sigh of relief . |
| 27 | Help me Lord now to let go of those things where I still nurse anger and resentment , And , loving Father , please bring your gentle healing to my sensitive and painful inner world . |
| 28 | Oh yes , I mean if they were going out to let go of the ropes . |
| 29 | He really did think of her as little more than a tramp . |
| 30 | He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down . |