Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let it rest for longer than she should have done and then moved slightly away . |
| 2 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 3 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 4 | Then let it rest for twenty to thirty minutes . |
| 5 | Bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes . |
| 6 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 7 | Let it suffice for the present that he thought he 'd been silly to nurture romantic thoughts about his first love . |
| 8 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 9 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 10 | For an ice cream cake , buy a large pack of vanilla flavour and let it warm for a little while until it can be moulded into a circle , and then refreeze it . |
| 11 | Rub the fish on both sides with the salt and let it stand for 20 minutes . |
| 12 | Put about stem in boiling water and er , let it stand for about thirty seconds . |
| 13 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |
| 14 | Producing this amount of new growth also means adequate moisture below : when weather is dry , remember the thirsty ramblers ; lay the hose out and let it dribble for a few hours . |
| 15 | There let it hang for evermore , |
| 16 | put it in a saucepan with some Fairy Liquid and bring it to the boil and let it boil for about six minutes |
| 17 | He 'd be a fool to let it go for under sixteen even to a sitting tenant . " |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | And he 's letting it go for a song . |
| 21 | She is thinking of her new novel ( ‘ Letting it germinate for a period ’ ) and seems very busy and hungry . |
| 22 | It was right that she should make it suffer for what it had done . |
| 23 | It will in any event be one vote , and in no way can I make it count for P and Q and R and S and T , or even just for P and Q. |
| 24 | This diet , if followed properly , will help you achieve the kind of figure you never dreamed possible but there is only one person in the world who can actually make it work for you — and that 's YOU . |
| 25 | The Japanese take more trouble to find out how the US system really works , and who can make it work for them . |
| 26 | After seeing it work for so long , I began to perceive Charlie 's charm as a method of robbing houses by persuading the owners to invite you in and take their possessions . |
| 27 | I 've bought all sorts really , but normally in the first week or two of getting paid , I 'd buy a gram or whatever and make it last for four or five days , so I 'd sort of have a quarter a day out of it . |
| 28 | ‘ Make it do for now , ’ I said . |
| 29 | They remember that and they love you for it even more , so when you go back , you have this staunch hard core group of fans that really bring things like that to a head , that really make it happen for you . |
| 30 | Do n't let anxiety rule your life — at our special one-day workshop you 'll learn how to control stress and make it work for you |