Example sentences of "[adv] let go of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The policeman had not let go of the stranger . |
| 2 | No she 's er she 's so she 's so keen at not letting go of a discussion she comes back , she 's like a terrier ! |
| 3 | You have a reputation of not letting go of a thing once you have started and you would be delighted to discover that I am responsible for Ana 's blindness . |
| 4 | Lisa 's mind , for some reason , like a dog with a bone , could not let go of the subject of Nina . |
| 5 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 6 | Do it again to make sure you did not just let go of the stick in fright ! |
| 7 | Miranda nearly let go of the cup she was carrying . |
| 8 | Now let go of the tension as you breathe out with a sigh of relief . |
| 9 | For subtlety , for finely-tuned nuance , for balance and shape , no one os more caring or more scrupulous — he wo n't let go of a phrase until he has well and truly honed it . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |