Example sentences of "let go of [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down .
2 His expression lightening a little once he had let go of her , he pulled a penny from his pocket , and said cheerfully , ‘ We 'll toss for white .
3 Because when , without so much as a scrap of protest , Ven had let go of her just now , she had started to get the idea that perhaps he had n't desired her anywhere near as much as she had wanted him .
4 I got out , feeling alone and rootless now that he had let go of my hand .
5 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 .
6 After a while she let go of him and buttoned his tunic .
7 And when there were two men passing he let go of me and I ran .
8 He — I must cease to refer to him as an it-he let go of me , and I managed to remain standing in his dreadful presence .
9 When he let go of her to shut the door her impatience for him to return was almost more than her body could stand .
10 He let go of her and staggered back , reaching for his gun .
11 As soon as he let go of her , she began to edge towards the door .
12 He let go of her , and stepped back .
13 He let go of her as Mike joined them , giving her a curious look .
14 He let go of her , leaned back against the door , and folded his arms over his chest .
15 When he let go of her , she fell back against the sideboard , clutching it for support , fighting for enough composure so that she could make some clever response that would make clear that the kiss had not disturbed her in the least .
16 He let go of her and slipped out from behind the wheel of the car .
17 And , as the lift doors opened , just in case he still had n't got the message , she gave him one furious push away from her and as he let go of her and went reeling backwards , ‘ Do n't you ever dare do that to me again ! ’ she flew .
18 He let go of her arm .
19 He let go of her arm .
20 He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards .
21 She let go of her hot grief , which dissolved and became the dew on his garments .
22 He let go of her hand and walked away down the road towards the village , the bundle swinging against his back .
23 His expression was grim as he let go of her arm .
24 She let go of her skirts , but immediately felt a prickle of fear at putting herself out of reach of the inn .
25 He let go of her hand , but it remained there , captured by the silk texture of his skin , by the warmth that radiated from him .
26 A coach full of tourists was approaching in the opposite direction , and he let go of her knee to brace both hands protectively against the padded facia .
27 Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess .
28 He let go of my arm .
29 Then he let go of my arm .
30 After a while he let go of my head and started to cross himself furiously .
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