Example sentences of "she let [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | The gods smiled on them and she let go of the past . |
3 | She let go of Hester and Willie ran to his stepmother , flinging his arms around her . |
4 | She let go of the rail and stepped across the landing . |
5 | She let go of Adam 's arm and rose ; then looked up at the man who stood there . |
6 | She let go of her hot grief , which dissolved and became the dew on his garments . |
7 | She let go of his arm , lifting the shoe she had taken off , showing it to him and smiling . |
8 | Abruptly she let go of the last protective remnants of self-deception , but , fearing questions she could n't answer without exposing the full extent of her vulnerability , she rushed on , ‘ I felt guilty to begin with , but I did come to terms with it eventually , and anyway , my parents had encouraged me to stay with radio even though it would take me away from them and they knew what was happening to Dad . ’ |
9 | As soon as Felicity had left , she let go of him and they stood side by side , as if waiting for someone to photograph and frame them , listening to the slow ascent of Felicity up the stairs . |
10 | She let go of her skirts , but immediately felt a prickle of fear at putting herself out of reach of the inn . |
11 | After a while she let go of him and buttoned his tunic . |
12 | She let go of the glass ( whether deliberately or not is unknown ) and the victim was cut by broken glass . |
13 | She let fly at Geoffrey . |