Example sentences of "let [vb infin] of the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 2 | He let go of the doorknob and thrust his hands back into his pockets . |
| 3 | She let go of the rail and stepped across the landing . |
| 4 | Donna let go of the door and allowed Ryker to grab her other hand . |
| 5 | Caspar let go of the sill and slid rapidly to the ground with a bump , looking a bit sick . |
| 6 | And now the Trunchbull was leaning back against the weight of the whirling girl and pivoting expertly on her toes , spinning round and round , and soon Amanda Thripp was travelling so fast she became a blur , and suddenly , with a mighty grunt , the Trunchbull let go of the pigtails and Amanda went sailing like a rocket right over the wire fence of the playground and high up into the sky . |
| 7 | I let go of the beam and dropped with bent legs so as to splash down softly and felt the breath rush out of my lungs from the iciness of the river . |
| 8 | Catching hold of her and she could n't get back do you seem because he had slipped this hand down this stick , got hold of her and he you see , and then I let go of the dog and take the the front feet and we used to drag her out like that you see , from the burrow and put her in a bag . |
| 9 | Are you willing to let go of the past and reach for the future ? |
| 10 | Another of the skills incorporated into a style routine is the pirouette , in which the sailor lets go of the rig and spins round twice before catching it again . |