Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] let go " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt Nathan 's breath on her thighs and let go . |
| 2 | And so they sat with clammy hands for an hour and a half and let go only when the lights came back on . |
| 3 | She had the sort of belly that has produced perhaps three or four children and never managed to forget its importance or let go of its previous function or recover from its distension . |
| 4 | This will stay in our nature until we become aware of the process and let go of the chains that pride puts around us . |
| 5 | In this way , protected by a structure created by a skilled therapist , we can cower in fear , howl with anger , weep with panic , rend our clothes in guilt and let go any need to hold on to feelings which belong to our past rather than our present lives . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , your Lucy has got you winding her chain , darling , and she just wo n't take her feet off the ground and let go — am I right ? ’ |
| 7 | Hold them at the same height above the ground and let go of them both at the same moment . |
| 8 | The horse , trained to keep calm , hardly moved , but the schoolgirl shrieked in terror and let go of her pram , which ran into the column of marchers ; it hit the man standing next to Clare , who stumbled heavily against her , knocking her sideways . |
| 9 | Giving a bellow of pain and rage , Raimundo jumped a foot in the air and let go of the pony , who took off , jerking to a halt as the slack of the rope ran out . |
| 10 | ‘ Stop it , ’ said Drew , pinning her arms behind her back and grimly increasing the pressure until she gasped with pain and let go . |
| 11 | The grain was too complex and cross for him , the blade stuck , and in the same instant Isambard stretched both arms over the boy 's shoulders and seized his hands , forcing them apart and wringing them until he twisted with pain and let go both the knife and the wood . |
| 12 | He nodded his satisfaction and let go , and she wrenched it off and took a deep breath . |
| 13 | When he turned his head to look at Turakina she gave a gasp of annoyance and let go of the half-plaited queue . |