Example sentences of "[noun] let go of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donna let go of the door and allowed Ryker to grab her other hand . |
| 2 | Perhaps this is due to a reluctance to let go of the past , and perhaps too there is a parallel in other parts of the garden with the modern revival of interest in ‘ wild ’ and ‘ natural ’ gardens and plants . |
| 3 | The strongest youth cultures of the century were in the 1950s and 1960s , and now that the members of this generation are over the border into middle age , they are showing an egotistical , but maybe quite a healthy reluctance to let go of the limelight . |
| 4 | This is strictly speaking an impossibility , in that it is impossible to do and have what we recognise as a knot without at some point letting go of the rope . |
| 5 | Bites usually begin with a slight tremble , or lift of half an inch or so , and then a steady but determined rise that continues until you strike or the fish lets go of the bait . |
| 6 | I had the good sense to let go of the trumpet case and try and keep rolling out of range . |
| 7 | Another of the skills incorporated into a style routine is the pirouette , in which the sailor lets go of the rig and spins round twice before catching it again . |
| 8 | Finally the travel agent 's son let go of the ball . |