Example sentences of "let it [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let it go at that , smiling to himself as he suggested to Iris Sunderby that she go up to her room and put her things together . |
| 2 | He smiled thinly , looking pointedly at her hand , and she let it drop to her side . |
| 3 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |
| 4 | She let it rest for longer than she should have done and then moved slightly away . |
| 5 | She let it rest in his but said nothing . |
| 6 | She let it grow to about half , then left it and took his testicles in her cupped hand . |
| 7 | But , in pantomime fashion , he let it fumble from his hands and Clarke could hardly believe his luck as he rolled the ball from into the empty net . |
| 8 | The torch she hardly used at all ; only once or twice , shading it within her palm , she let it flash upon the paler gravel of the path , to align her passage alongside the faintly glowing water , and then snapped it out again quickly , to avoid reliance upon its light as much as to conceal her presence here . |
| 9 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 10 | Shouldering the gun in the sure knowledge that the Doctor would be seriously pissed off if she let it fall into local hands in this time zone , she drew the grenade from her pockets , and poked her head up just long enough to check the distance . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 13 | I was a fool ; I ought to have let it go at that , but I asked him why he did n't approve — and had a regular tirade ! |
| 14 | ‘ You know I 'd never have let it happen like that , ’ Aunt Sarah said presently . |
| 15 | However , she has n't let it get to her : ‘ I do n't think I have suffered from the male domination thing as much as other women might because I 'm a belligerent , stubborn , loud-mouthed bastard , basically ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 17 | ‘ I know but that feckless lot up at Claro had that grand , old house given an' they 've let it fall to pieces round 'em . ’ |
| 18 | Then let it rest for twenty to thirty minutes . |
| 19 | Jake lifted up the paperweight and let it rest in his palm , his eyes seeming to examine it as he responded , ‘ The first part of your question is easy to answer . |
| 20 | Bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes . |
| 21 | and let it unpeel to heaven |
| 22 | They 've fumbled their grip on ‘ youth ’ culture and let it slide into their bottomless pockets . |
| 23 | She unzipped her dress and let it slide to the floor . |
| 24 | Hotspur put up a hand to the furred collar of his cloak , and let it slide from his shoulders ; and like a silent and attentive valet the girl came gliding out of the shadows and took it from him . |
| 25 | If you have a cat and you let it walk around the countryside rather than confine it in your house ; what is the consequence ? |
| 26 | Adam blew the feather into the air and let it drift to the floor . |
| 27 | Let it drift above the |
| 28 | When she just kept on looking at him he threaded his hands in her hair and let it drift through his fingers , watching the deep red glow in the lights . |
| 29 | She stood up and let it unroll before her to shout its hideous message for itself . |
| 30 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |