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

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1 Disgust vibrated in her voice as she suddenly let go of some clearly banked-up and held-back emotion .
2 Yet we experience a great sense of loss , if we only let go of this intellect reluctantly and in fact would rather nurture it than shed it .
3 In other words you must use your powers of thought alone to let go of any tension that you may feel .
4 And you 'd better let go of my wrist .
5 He eventually let go of me and I had to go the bottom of the baths and bring him to the surface , take him to the side and get him breathing again , and I was considered a failure for that .
6 Now just let go of me , all right ? ’
7 ‘ Listen , ’ she said quietly , ‘ if you just let go of me , I 'll forget this ever happened .
8 Do it again to make sure you did not just let go of the stick in fright !
9 She would tell him anything he wanted to know if he would just let go of her , let her get away from him .
10 Now that she was going to stay on in France for a while and not go back to her old school , she 'd already let go of those friends .
11 If she ever let go of her control , she 'd go crazy .
12 Miranda nearly let go of the cup she was carrying .
13 Now let go of the tension as you breathe out with a sigh of relief .
14 Help me Lord now to let go of those things where I still nurse anger and resentment , And , loving Father , please bring your gentle healing to my sensitive and painful inner world .
15 Please let go of me . ’
16 ‘ Fen , ’ she pleaded , ‘ please let go of me .
17 ‘ Argol , ’ he said , ‘ please let go of my head !
18 Ruth stayed still , kneeling on the yellow shore , and presently let go of Fand 's dead hand .
19 Somehow she bit back the words and said , ‘ Will you please let go of me ? ’
20 If the ship was leaving the port the boatmen have got ta be there to let go of the ropes .
21 Those of us who wish to push forward must acknowledge the pain it may cause and help those affected to grieve , and then to let go of values and ideas which may no longer be relevant .
22 Picking the note and then letting go of the arm allows the note to rise in pitch , giving that requisite smooth gliss into the note .
23 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 .
24 He prodded once more his attaché case — which I felt inclined to keep my eyes averted from — and said : ‘ I suppose you 've been wondering why I never let go of this case .
25 Never letting go of that feeling , even when the flash-fire gut-lurch of In Love seemed distant , ludicrous , incredible .
26 ‘ 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 . ’
27 It swallows up everything within range and never lets go of them ! ’
28 She 'd never let go of him , either , even when their affair was over , and he was tramping the globe looking for Nirvana .
29 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 .
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