Example sentences of "to let [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lee felt jealous , lumpy , and tried to let go of the feeling as she arranged the flowers in the kitchen . |
| 32 | ‘ You 've got to let go of me , darling . |
| 33 | I had to let go of her , I had to . |
| 34 | She came to value what she had learnt from her difficult childhood , and to let go of the past . |
| 35 | Are you willing to let go of the past and reach for the future ? |
| 36 | In that case , allow yourself to let go of that particular desire , and work towards another Dream . |
| 37 | Or refusing to let go of something you no longer need ? ) |
| 38 | Now ask to meet the part of you which refuses to let go of this relationship — and watch as this sub-personality approaches . |
| 39 | Confidence in the feminine within allows us to let go of the outer image from time to time . |
| 40 | The strongest youth cultures of the century were in the 1950s and 1960s , and now that the members of this generation are over the border into middle age , they are showing an egotistical , but maybe quite a healthy reluctance to let go of the limelight . |
| 41 | To divine requires a willingness to let go of ‘ rational ’ concepts , and to allow intuition and imagination to be the communicators of information . |
| 42 | ‘ I 'm not sure I want to let go of it , ’ said Masklin . |
| 43 | I had to let go of separatism . |
| 44 | With the insight into them which I am developing , am I prepared to let go of my anger , pain and hurt , so that God can heal me of their pain and destructive effects ? |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | Are you prepared in the light of God 's desire for your wholeness to let go of whatever negative emotions you have towards them ? |
| 47 | It teaches a child to let go of his own will for the sake of others , with whom he has to live and let live . |
| 48 | Neither the parent nor the child was able to let go of the argument . |
| 49 | Brave Nicola Wilkinson , who refused to let go of 12-month-old Kristian Watson , said : ‘ I just hung on as tightly as I could . ’ |
| 50 | In rugby , as in most aspects of life in South Africa , we have agreed to let go of the old ways and leaders even though no-one can know where the new ways will lead us — or where the new leaders will come from . |
| 51 | Before the American could go any farther , the bouncer had grabbed his wrist and forced him to let go of the girl . |
| 52 | Perhaps this is due to a reluctance to let go of the past , and perhaps too there is a parallel in other parts of the garden with the modern revival of interest in ‘ wild ’ and ‘ natural ’ gardens and plants . |
| 53 | This feeling was too good , too exciting to let go of . |
| 54 | Even in these great spaces we seem unwilling to let go of the reins . |
| 55 | It was as if my mind was ready to let go of the past . |
| 56 | ‘ I 've got to let go of them and see what happens . |
| 57 | But a primary condition is that we have to let go of those aspects of our past that are no longer helpful or relevant . |
| 58 | The ability to let go of parts of our past , of parts of ourselves , of fantasies , of dreams that are no longer relevant , of pain that has long since served its purpose , is an essential part of our capacity to grieve and to recreate ourselves . |
| 59 | Those of us who wish to push forward must acknowledge the pain it may cause and help those affected to grieve , and then to let go of values and ideas which may no longer be relevant . |
| 60 | If WWR were to let go of slalom 's apron strings it would inevitably help WWR find its feet . |