Example sentences of "he let go of " in BNC.
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1 | Before the American could go any farther , the bouncer had grabbed his wrist and forced him to let go of the girl . |
2 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
3 | He let go of her arm . |
4 | He let go of Leila who rubbed her wrist , holding it close to her chest . |
5 | He let go of her arm . |
6 | He let go of the doorknob and thrust his hands back into his pockets . |
7 | When he let go of her to shut the door her impatience for him to return was almost more than her body could stand . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | He let go of Garty and shouted : ‘ They be waiting for the Battle this half hour out in St Thomas 's Street . |
10 | He let go of the door he was clutching for support and tested the muscles in his legs . |
11 | And when there were two men passing he let go of me and I ran . |
12 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
13 | Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess . |
14 | He let go of the handle , and put his large hands round hers , to hold the shears . |
15 | But he let go of Troy 's neck , and listened . |
16 | He let go of her and staggered back , reaching for his gun . |
17 | He let go of my arm . |
18 | Then he let go of my arm . |
19 | As soon as he let go of her , she began to edge towards the door . |
20 | He let go of her hand and walked away down the road towards the village , the bundle swinging against his back . |
21 | He let go of her , and stepped back . |
22 | He let go of her as Mike joined them , giving her a curious look . |
23 | His expression was grim as he let go of her arm . |
24 | After a while he let go of my head and started to cross himself furiously . |
25 | The man who came in was wearing range clothes and carrying a saddle which he let go of just inside the door and came on , looking straight at me , but not smiling like he was ready to say something friendly . |
26 | He let go of her hand , but it remained there , captured by the silk texture of his skin , by the warmth that radiated from him . |
27 | He let go of her , leaned back against the door , and folded his arms over his chest . |
28 | When he let go of her , she fell back against the sideboard , clutching it for support , fighting for enough composure so that she could make some clever response that would make clear that the kiss had not disturbed her in the least . |
29 | He let go of her and slipped out from behind the wheel of the car . |
30 | A coach full of tourists was approaching in the opposite direction , and he let go of her knee to brace both hands protectively against the padded facia . |