Example sentences of "he let go of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 2 | He let go of her arm . |
| 3 | He let go of Leila who rubbed her wrist , holding it close to her chest . |
| 4 | He let go of her arm . |
| 5 | He let go of the doorknob and thrust his hands back into his pockets . |
| 6 | When he let go of her to shut the door her impatience for him to return was almost more than her body could stand . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He let go of Garty and shouted : ‘ They be waiting for the Battle this half hour out in St Thomas 's Street . |
| 9 | He let go of the door he was clutching for support and tested the muscles in his legs . |
| 10 | And when there were two men passing he let go of me and I ran . |
| 11 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 12 | Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess . |
| 13 | He let go of the handle , and put his large hands round hers , to hold the shears . |
| 14 | But he let go of Troy 's neck , and listened . |
| 15 | He let go of her and staggered back , reaching for his gun . |
| 16 | He let go of my arm . |
| 17 | Then he let go of my arm . |
| 18 | As soon as he let go of her , she began to edge towards the door . |
| 19 | He let go of her hand and walked away down the road towards the village , the bundle swinging against his back . |
| 20 | He let go of her , and stepped back . |
| 21 | He let go of her as Mike joined them , giving her a curious look . |
| 22 | His expression was grim as he let go of her arm . |
| 23 | After a while he let go of my head and started to cross himself furiously . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He let go of her , leaned back against the door , and folded his arms over his chest . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He let go of her and slipped out from behind the wheel of the car . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | And , as the lift doors opened , just in case he still had n't got the message , she gave him one furious push away from her and as he let go of her and went reeling backwards , ‘ Do n't you ever dare do that to me again ! ’ she flew . |