Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [coord] [verb] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lifted her hand to the board and let it drop . |
| 2 | ‘ Our combined weights on the outside of the cradle pushed it into the side of the building and made it tip , ’ said Warel . |
| 3 | But I w I was wondering myself did the watchmen make up the story or did it come ? |
| 4 | Sucking the wool and making it damp enhances the lanolin odour , and this keeps the cats contented and fully absorbed in their sucking and chewing . |
| 5 | Alternatively when the display is switched off ( 2a ) the LC molecules are aligned with the light and let it pass . |
| 6 | After about five minutes you may need to change the blotters but , eventually , when it looks as if it is not going to curl , you can remove the weight and let it air dry . |
| 7 | It did not so much reach a conclusion as slow down and dribble into silence , as though the players had got bored with the melody and let it slip through their fingers carelessly . |
| 8 | He cut the engine and let it die down before speaking again . |
| 9 | It was still raining , great drops spurted up whirlpools of dust , but the buildings cut off the sand and made it seem lighter . |
| 10 | Does ‘ the constitution ’ mean the make-up of the committee or does it mean the constitutionality of the committee ? |
| 11 | It caught on the second try , and after a minute 's revving he switched off the ignition and let it die . |
| 12 | Ross unlocked the bar and let it swing down . |
| 13 | The chosen shade may lift the picture and make it look more attractive or ruin it totally by clashing or overpowering the design itself . |
| 14 | ‘ Bring out ’ deep-set eyes with a paler shadow — obviously darker tints will tend to shade the eye and make it look deeper . |
| 15 | If you do not feel the tinkling , repeat the hum but make it lower in pitch . |
| 16 | Sara dropped her line into the water and let it unravel . |
| 17 | There 're so many wild oranges on the island that when they 're ripe the boys and girls go out in gangs , pick them by the thousand , squeeze out all the juice and let it ferment in casks until it 's ready for a week-long celebration . |
| 18 | Wright never deserved the four goals he got — he never did anything to get the ball but let it come to him and losing out a few times in the process when the defender took the ball away . |
| 19 | It seemed impossible that it had happened , but from his pocket he unwound the cord and let it dangle from his hand . |
| 20 | And these take it down off the counter and do it like this , and I 'm getting more strength in my hands , now , because I 'm using them to do more . |
| 21 | Adam blew the feather into the air and let it drift to the floor . |
| 22 | She achieved the crest of the road and saw it spill over , and the village in the bottom of the valley , silent as if drowned a hundred years beneath a lake . |
| 23 | Thus , there is some degree of selfdetermination in the ship case because we are free to shut our eyes , to cross the river and see it move from right to left , free to jump into the water and watch it coming towards us , free to determine the speed with which it passes across our visual field by moving our eyes with or against its movement . |
| 24 | After overnight negotiations the authorities agreed to refuel the plane and let it fly to Pakistan on condition that the remaining 38 passengers and crew would be released on arrival . |
| 25 | Oh well I think I 'll ju I 'll just play with the tab and make it pop in and out a few times |
| 26 | Stella dropped the torch and let it roll into the wings as the children brought their palms together to save Tinkerbell . |
| 27 | Tommy shot the bolts on the tailgate and let it drop . |
| 28 | That fat kid from the Double Deckers who played the tuba and made it look the size of a bag of crisps … what is he up to now ? |
| 29 | Their evolution is governed by the nuclear reactions going on inside the star and making it shine . |
| 30 | You can not yoke the dragonfly and make it drive the corn-mill . |