Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb infin] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 2 | She unzipped her dress and let it slide to the floor . |
| 3 | If you have a cat and you let it walk around the countryside rather than confine it in your house ; what is the consequence ? |
| 4 | Adam blew the feather into the air and let it drift to the floor . |
| 5 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |
| 6 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 7 | Let it suffice for the present that he thought he 'd been silly to nurture romantic thoughts about his first love . |
| 8 | ‘ The idea is to save as much as you can and not let it go to the government . |
| 9 | ‘ Let it go on the road , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
| 10 | I let it hang in the air , like a question . |
| 11 | One says he do n't think so , and someone else makes a crack about reggae , and I realize this gun I had pointing at her seems to have drooped like soft rubber , so I relax my arm and let it point to the floor . |
| 12 | Collect the spray can then walk to Candy Most Dandy and spray the bin , grab the spray paint and let it rip on the plant pot . |
| 13 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 14 | Terror gripped her so completely that she was incapable of opening it and let it fall to the floor where — she very nearly followed it in a faint . |
| 15 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 16 | He lit a book match and let it fall among the tangle . |
| 17 | I came down when my husband was working on the factory site then as I say , prior to us coming to live here this was had n't been even built so we 've seen it grow from the floor to what it is today , you know ? |
| 18 | I have seen it grow from the seed , until now it dominates his thinking . |
| 19 | We 've already seen it happen with the youth training . |
| 20 | He opened one gate slowly , trying not to let it scrape on the gravel . |
| 21 | In a moment she heard the engine of the Mercedes , and she heard it zoom down the hill with a squeal of tyres . |
| 22 | She heard it crash to the bottom of the stairs , and felt the floor quiver as it gained on her . |
| 23 | The wind was getting up , too — they heard it bluster round the house , flinging rain on the windows . |
| 24 | Chant dug in his inside pocket and pulled out his wallet , then passed it through the window , letting it drop on the seat beside the driver . |
| 25 | Roy shrugged off his own coat while still sitting , letting it fall over the back of his chair . |
| 26 | Behind the scenes Paula slipped out of one outfit , letting it fall to the floor , and reached for the next , hanging in the correct order on her clothes rail . |
| 27 | He turned her to face him , then untied the silk from her eyes , letting it fall to the ground . |
| 28 | He caught his breath , pulled her closer , reaching behind to unfasten the rest of the dress , letting it slip to the floor in a heap at her feet . |
| 29 | I watched it disappear down the road . |
| 30 | She saw it move in the forest like a gleam of something white . |