Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] go " in BNC.
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| 1 | The I. Yet do not underestimate the pain of letting go , he wrote . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Before attempting the meditation and visualisation exercises suggested later in this chapter , it is important to master the art of letting go . |
| 4 | Fear of letting go . |
| 5 | Handling the whole process of letting go in a wise and loving way is probably the most important factor in negotiating the teenage years . |
| 6 | She discovered that she was afraid of getting close , afraid of being betrayed , afraid of finding that a relationship did not solve all her problems , afraid of feeling trapped , afraid of ‘ disappearing ’ as a person , afraid of admitting that men were not all bad , afraid of losing her friends , afraid of having no more goals in life , afraid of giving up her unhappiness , afraid he might die , afraid of feeling dependent , afraid of sexual intimacy , afraid of letting go of the past , afraid that reality would not match up to the glorious fantasy … . |
| 7 | of letting go in order |
| 8 | These actions can all be part of letting go of a painful stage of life , and will help the children and family remember happy times which may otherwise be forgotten . |
| 9 | It is not easy watching someone you love die , and Robert Burrows went through a phase of doubt and anxiety which is part of the process of letting go but can be particularly hard for Christians to accept . |
| 10 | Still young Mafouz showed no sign of letting go of the ball . |
| 11 | The sense of personal ownership would be less and the risk of letting go of one 's book and reducing one 's own access would not exist . |
| 12 | If you and your kind had made it obligatory for a ship to carry a drogue , all ready bent , for letting go , I would have let one go . |
| 13 | And as for letting go of what he had , he would have gone to every possible shift first . |
| 14 | No here , do it these are worth letting go |
| 15 | The ‘ shape-changing ’ can also be achieved through letting go of the normal ways of keeping up appearances . |
| 16 | Nor is she too bothered any more about letting go of the occasional secret . |
| 17 | Far from letting go , he wrestled like a mad thing , kicking out with his boots and laughing like a maniac when the branch flicked across her throat and drew blood . |
| 18 | For true freedom lies not in holding , but in letting go ; not in receiving , but in giving . |
| 19 | How many times have I told you to dismount before letting go of your arrows ? |
| 20 | If they do not and you are at first-floor level , climb on to the window sill and let yourself hang feet first , facing the wall , before letting go to lessen the height of your fall . |
| 21 | Remember to stop and make sure you are well balanced before letting go of the zimmer frame . |
| 22 | His face donned a mask of decisive coolness and he twiddled the end of his moustache without letting go of his gloves . |
| 23 | TYING A KNOT IN A PIECE OF STRING WITHOUT LETTING GO OF THE ENDS |
| 24 | She closed her friend 's hand around them and , without letting go , pressed her dry lips very hard against Delia 's forehead . |
| 25 | Awareness is the key to letting go . |
| 26 | Thus it was that on 3 January she decided to mark the occasion by letting go of another gasket , this time in one of her auxiliary purification circuits . |
| 27 | Learn from the Family Fellowship to allow your own sanity to redevelop by letting go of the self imposed stranglehold of trying to be a caretaker for some-one else . |