Example sentences of "[prep] let go of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The humour of letting go of the wheelbarrow while clapping , and of trying to stamp one foot while walking , without injury to the other , dulled the pain . |
| 2 | She discovered that she was afraid of getting close , afraid of being betrayed , afraid of finding that a relationship did not solve all her problems , afraid of feeling trapped , afraid of ‘ disappearing ’ as a person , afraid of admitting that men were not all bad , afraid of losing her friends , afraid of having no more goals in life , afraid of giving up her unhappiness , afraid he might die , afraid of feeling dependent , afraid of sexual intimacy , afraid of letting go of the past , afraid that reality would not match up to the glorious fantasy … . |
| 3 | These actions can all be part of letting go of a painful stage of life , and will help the children and family remember happy times which may otherwise be forgotten . |
| 4 | Still young Mafouz showed no sign of letting go of the ball . |
| 5 | The sense of personal ownership would be less and the risk of letting go of one 's book and reducing one 's own access would not exist . |
| 6 | And as for letting go of what he had , he would have gone to every possible shift first . |
| 7 | The ‘ shape-changing ’ can also be achieved through letting go of the normal ways of keeping up appearances . |
| 8 | Nor is she too bothered any more about letting go of the occasional secret . |
| 9 | How many times have I told you to dismount before letting go of your arrows ? |
| 10 | Remember to stop and make sure you are well balanced before letting go of the zimmer frame . |
| 11 | His face donned a mask of decisive coolness and he twiddled the end of his moustache without letting go of his gloves . |
| 12 | TYING A KNOT IN A PIECE OF STRING WITHOUT LETTING GO OF THE ENDS |
| 13 | Yes , they 'd , they 'd get paid twice , oh for letting 'em go and roping 'em in , I mean when a ship was swinging there 's somebody , I mean when a ship was swinging at Cliff Quay , there 's somebody got ta let go of the erm , the spring what they 're swinging on . |
| 14 | He he 's already opened hi up his heart to the Lord , there 's a lot that he 's got ta learn , there 's a lot he 's got ta let go of , there 's a lot of his old life still there , but is n't that true of every one us ? |
| 15 | She 's not gon na let go of it ! |
| 16 | Thus it was that on 3 January she decided to mark the occasion by letting go of another gasket , this time in one of her auxiliary purification circuits . |
| 17 | Learn from the Family Fellowship to allow your own sanity to redevelop by letting go of the self imposed stranglehold of trying to be a caretaker for some-one else . |