Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] go " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , if you are being pulled over , rather than letting go of the boom completely and having to raise the rig again , you can save a lot of time and energy by letting out the back hand until you have regained your composure . |
| 2 | It involves a constant holding-back or a holding-together of the self , and uses enormous energy , as if letting go would be desperately dangerous . |
| 3 | Tucking the loaf into her shirt top , Jess wrapped herself monkey-like , legs and arms round the rope , swinging across the scummy water hand over hand , gripping and letting go with easy rhythm until she reached the side of the brig . |
| 4 | Whenever practising any release with a partner , have a prearranged signal for stopping and letting go , like the double hand tap on the attacker 's arm which is used in judo . |
| 5 | Resistance is the process of internalizing , taking on and letting go , and moving into the new state . |
| 6 | GRIEVING AND LETTING GO |
| 7 | Birth and death , the ultimate holding and letting go , were paradoxically present at the same moment . |
| 8 | The Blox had run the whisker pole to maximum height on its track , suspended it from the main halyard , and were swinging on it from the pulpit far out over the harbour and letting go . |
| 9 | I staggered back , partly to make it look good on the off chance there was somebody watching and partly because letting go of the winch had put me off balance . |
| 10 | While letting go ( as above ) , think of the words ‘ calm yourself ’ and ‘ relax ’ . |
| 11 | Remember , each of the above exercises is immediately preceded by taking a deep breath , creating tension , and holding it for five seconds , then exhaling while letting go the tension and saying the word ‘ relax ’ to yourself . |