Example sentences of "let go of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Woman had let go of Tug 's shoulders as soon as the door opened . |
| 2 | I got out , feeling alone and rootless now that he had let go of my hand . |
| 3 | as if he had let go of oars and rudder and now drifted on the dark current of events . |
| 4 | He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down . |
| 5 | It was as if she had let go of a great burden . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | On the screen they had let go of the puerto Rican mass murderer 's trousers and he was on his way to the sidewalk , head first , at about seventy miles an hour . |
| 8 | The policeman had not let go of the stranger . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She let go of the cabinet , coughing in the dust of ages that appeared to be lurking behind it , and smiled back at him as the February sun shone through the small window behind her , throwing into sharp relief the patches on the wall where her predecessor had hung posters , and the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork round the mean , narrow , metal window . |
| 11 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 12 | He let go of her arm . |
| 13 | He let go of Leila who rubbed her wrist , holding it close to her chest . |
| 14 | He let go of her arm . |
| 15 | He let go of the doorknob and thrust his hands back into his pockets . |
| 16 | When he let go of her to shut the door her impatience for him to return was almost more than her body could stand . |
| 17 | Instead he suffered an excruciating pain which made him clasp his heart , and he let go of Sarah so violently she crashed against the newel post . |
| 18 | It let go of Delaney , screaming and clawing at its hooded eyes , as the spray added layer upon layer of foam . |
| 19 | He let go of Garty and shouted : ‘ They be waiting for the Battle this half hour out in St Thomas 's Street . |
| 20 | The gods smiled on them and she let go of the past . |
| 21 | She let go of Hester and Willie ran to his stepmother , flinging his arms around her . |
| 22 | He let go of the door he was clutching for support and tested the muscles in his legs . |
| 23 | She let go of the rail and stepped across the landing . |
| 24 | And when there were two men passing he let go of me and I ran . |
| 25 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 26 | Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess . |
| 27 | She let go of Adam 's arm and rose ; then looked up at the man who stood there . |
| 28 | He let go of the handle , and put his large hands round hers , to hold the shears . |
| 29 | But he let go of Troy 's neck , and listened . |
| 30 | It sidestepped nervously , reared , and the slave leading it let go of the rein . |