Example sentences of "let go of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yet she felt bound to warn , ‘ But , there has to come a time soon when you must let go of the past … or go to Richard and Beth with all that is in your heart . ’ |
| 2 | Do it again to make sure you did not just let go of the stick in fright ! |
| 3 | Odd-Knut said that you must never let go of the sledge , I say again and again to myself as I am pulled through snow heaps and ruts . |
| 4 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 5 | Mr Malik did not seem anxious that Mafouz should let go of the ball until he was absolutely ready to do so . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Lisa 's mind , for some reason , like a dog with a bone , could not let go of the subject of Nina . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I did n't know how badly you were injured , but I did n't dare let go of the wheel . ’ |
| 10 | The pencils I found varied , some would let go of the pigment more easily than others . |