Example sentences of "go of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was marvellous at getting people to let go of inhibitions I remember . |
| 2 | ‘ Let go of me ! ’ |
| 3 | And if you walk in pleasant surroundings , you 'll find it a good way to let go of stress , too . |
| 4 | Never letting go of that feeling , even when the flash-fire gut-lurch of In Love seemed distant , ludicrous , incredible . |
| 5 | She 'd never let go of him , either , even when their affair was over , and he was tramping the globe looking for Nirvana . |
| 6 | ‘ The film is pretty short , but makes everything count and , while proving extremely entertaining , never lets go of its main point , which is to illuminate , with some sympathy , the underbelly of Scandinavian and particularly Finnish life . ’ |
| 7 | It did not go of its own accord . |
| 8 | He told her that she would not be able to let go of him , that his power was deep , deep in her bones and she was bound to him for ever . |
| 9 | The trail goes steeply down and the speed increases , and I let go of the sledge rail to wipe my goggles — a fatal move . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He shakes his head like he ca n't understand summat , then he lets go of my hand . |
| 12 | My leaving them was similar to their having to let go of their children . |
| 13 | As did Edward York 's Basilio-he had it , but would n't let go of it . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Penelope Huntley let go of it anxiously and said no , that it was perfectly fine , she 'd just been cold outside . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 18 | He was n't hurt and he did n't let go of Caspar but he howled , an awful wailing with his mouth open . |
| 19 | The Woman had let go of Tug 's shoulders as soon as the door opened . |
| 20 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 21 | Instantly , Doyle let go of Jinny and started forward , his arms outstretched to take the Kalashnikov . |
| 22 | He let go of her arm . |
| 23 | ‘ Let go of his tie , Shirley , you 'll strangle him ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , let go of his tie and grab hold of his ears ! ’ |
| 25 | How many times have I told you to dismount before letting go of your arrows ? |
| 26 | Nor is she too bothered any more about letting go of the occasional secret . |
| 27 | He let go of Leila who rubbed her wrist , holding it close to her chest . |
| 28 | The girl let go of my hand and moved away into the gloom behind me , where she must have put the screwed-up five-pound notes on to the chest of drawers with the magazines , the small framed photograph , the towel , the box of paper tissues , the jar of Vaseline , the baby 's dummy and all the other odds and ends spilled over the varnished oak top . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | I let go of things a bit . |