Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] go [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't say his manipulation of the accounts were n't serious — they are — but I 'm prepared to let them go if Garry toes the line . ’ |
| 2 | They knew that if you made schools and universities permanent structures , tooled beautifully in stone and designed in a timeless way to permit the flowering of reflective thought and ancient customs , that society would become attached to them and would n't want to let them go when the cutbacks came . |
| 3 | Venables ' initial bid to sign Sheri for £2million last week was put on ice because Forest boss Brian Clough refused to let him go until he found a replacement . |
| 4 | She was able to let him go as he was now because she had clarified and confirmed what he had been to her . |
| 5 | Ferguson said : ‘ I 'd be happy to let him go because it is important for England and I do n't want to seem obstructive . ’ |
| 6 | Ignoring that , she continued crossly , ‘ I wanted you to let him go because I did n't in the least fancy the idea of visiting you in jail ! |
| 7 | You see what I mean … they 're a happy bunch … there 's lot of racing to keep them going as well … |
| 8 | ‘ It took virtually the whole of my grandmother 's legacy to buy out the lease — all I 've got left is a bit to keep me going until I start to show a profit . |
| 9 | Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire . |
| 10 | Sailing mostly single-handed , and being like the rest of twentieth-century man a prisoner of time , I cheated by having an outboard engine to keep me going when the elements did n't help . |
| 11 | Accumulating the evidence would be an occupation to keep her going whilst she organized her children 's lives with Mrs O'Keefe , who came in each day to look after them . |
| 12 | That 's all very well if you 've got a forest to keep it going like she has , I thought , but what if you live in a towerblock ? |
| 13 | When we started here we only put in about £100,000 between four of us , to keep us going till the fees came in , and that was more than enough . |
| 14 | He is synonymous with the success we have achieved and we would be very sad to see him go if he is offered the England post . |
| 15 | No one was really sorry to see her go as she was very expensive to maintain and had never been very effective as a revenue vessel . |
| 16 | However , if you feel progress is too slow , you need to make slight adjustments to your food and exercise programme to get it going as you want it . |