Example sentences of "[verb] let it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I cross that bridge quite often and I am surprised the county council has let it go so far . |
| 2 | You could , if you wish , try Java Fern , which is rather too woody for the tastes of many species — but if you want a good covering you will need to let it establish for a few months — or else you can cheat and use Java Fern-covered rocks/bogwood from another tank . |
| 3 | The reader refuses to let it rest at that . |
| 4 | BILL Clinton has thought about the chance of being assassinated , like his political heroes John Kennedy and Martin Luther King , but refuses to let it affect him , his mother revealed yesterday . |
| 5 | This would certainly have been within the power of an omnipotent being , but if he had started it off in such an incomprehensible way , why did he choose to let it evolve according to laws that we could understand ? |
| 6 | He never seemed to let it trouble him . |
| 7 | You have to dare to let it breathe . |
| 8 | But both Kylie and Waterman ignored the incident , refusing to let it cloud her triumph . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't plan to let it go that far . |
| 10 | The event had been going through a lean period and had degenerated into a glorified booze-up , but there were some who were interested in keeping it alive and they got together to decide if they were going to let it go or make an effort to put it on its feet again . |
| 11 | There was a moment of sudden realisation that we 'd spent four months raising this cash and we were not going to let it go that easily . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're not going to let it go out , though ? ’ |
| 13 | The woman who was selling the magnificent object told me that it was only a month old and her old man , who had been killed by the Huns , had paid three quid for it : she was n't going to let it go for anything less . |
| 14 | But do n't think I 'm going to let it drop . |
| 15 | All day I felt in control and after those breaks there was no way I was going to let it slip , ’ said Hendry . |
| 16 | ‘ It must have been obvious that we were n't going to let it slip it seemed that way to me , ’ said Morrissey . |
| 17 | She did n't dare let it happen . |
| 18 | Father reached out for love and did n't want to let it go . |
| 19 | " You do n't want to let it worry you . |
| 20 | The British theatrical Establishment who thought he aspired to be their new idol would be puzzled over ‘ All I wanted to do was to live ’ — but they would have let it pass as a Welsh eccentricity ; ‘ to act at the Old Vic ’ would have drawn beams of approval . |
| 21 | Do you think we 'd have let it happen if we 'd known ? |
| 22 | ‘ You know I 'd never have let it happen like that , ’ Aunt Sarah said presently . |
| 23 | I would n't have let it happen . ’ |
| 24 | Standing at the counter waiting for the coffee , he wondered how he could have let it come about , and he felt a stranger to himself . |
| 25 | Checks are made at the pubs to see that the beer is actually drunk , as serious athletes have been known to let it spill down their vests to cool them off , for which they incur a two minute penalty . |
| 26 | All right , so it 's a mystery , and there 's not a lot you can do to get to the heart of it yet , but you do n't have to let it get to you . |
| 27 | Uncle Albert looked a bit put out , but decided to let it pass . |
| 28 | She had a strong suspicion he was laughing at her , but for the moment decided to let it pass . |
| 29 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 30 | I decided to let it go . |