Example sentences of "let [vb infin] of the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | He let go of the door he was clutching for support and tested the muscles in his legs . |
2 | Miranda nearly let go of the cup she was carrying . |
3 | Letting go of the masonry she dived under water and swam beneath the pole , emerging on its far side . |
4 | He 's a good man who 's done much for our people , but he ca n't quite let go of the life he and our forefathers have always known . |
5 | Soon their palms became sticky , but the boy did not dare let go of the hand he had so daringly grasped , for that would have meant admitting that he was perspiring and ashamed of it . |