Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The suggestions they make build in the views described in section 9-3-1 , as follows : |
| 2 | Make do with the absolute minimum . |
| 3 | Increase her painkillers to a dangerous level , make do with the district nurses and hope she does n't fall again , which is , in fact , her best chance to get back in hospital ! |
| 4 | Why not leave slogging through all that real-time stuff to the critics , and just make do with the flashy emptiness of the trailer ? |
| 5 | We make do with the dole and Ellie 's going in with a friend who 's just started a café which 'll help with the food . |
| 6 | If there are no ceiling outlets , make do with the kind of floor lamps that have adjustable spots or , if there are wall points , get wall-mounted spots . |
| 7 | This pitch is so called because the 2nd Man , when rattling the bag of acid drops , fervently murmures ‘ Amen ’ to any remarks let fall by the leader while struggling with this steep wall of 8 cubits in stature ! ’ |
| 8 | The trail goes steeply down and the speed increases , and I let go of the sledge rail to wipe my goggles — a fatal move . |
| 9 | I let go of the beam and dropped with bent legs so as to splash down softly and felt the breath rush out of my lungs from the iciness of the river . |
| 10 | Sadie let go of the young man 's lapels , smiled grimly , and limped across the floor to Dierdrie , waiting by the fan-shaped mirror . |
| 11 | ‘ Was I the fool who let go of the rudder when the ship was on top of the rock there ? |
| 12 | Now let go of the tension as you breathe out with a sigh of relief . |
| 13 | This will stay in our nature until we become aware of the process and let go of the chains that pride puts around us . |
| 14 | Apply the brakes before you let go of the pushchair , even on the flat . |
| 15 | Giving a bellow of pain and rage , Raimundo jumped a foot in the air and let go of the pony , who took off , jerking to a halt as the slack of the rope ran out . |
| 16 | All Taureans , especially those of you born between May 9 and 17 , will find life easier if you let go of the past without a struggle and become open to different avenues of opportunity . |
| 17 | And now the Trunchbull was leaning back against the weight of the whirling girl and pivoting expertly on her toes , spinning round and round , and soon Amanda Thripp was travelling so fast she became a blur , and suddenly , with a mighty grunt , the Trunchbull let go of the pigtails and Amanda went sailing like a rocket right over the wire fence of the playground and high up into the sky . |
| 18 | THEN you let go of the latch so that the first loop slides over and is cast off . |
| 19 | You plot along at a steady crawl wondering if you 'll ever reach that far-off doorway , let go of the joystick as soon as you get there , then promptly take another pace ! |
| 20 | By tying an autobloc knot above the abseil plate ( Fig 2 ) and clipping this to your harness on a short sling , a sliding prusik is created which will lock automatically if you let go of the rope , as for instance if hit by stonefall . |
| 21 | Donna let go of the door and allowed Ryker to grab her other hand . |
| 22 | When he turned his head to look at Turakina she gave a gasp of annoyance and let go of the half-plaited queue . |
| 23 | Caspar let go of the sill and slid rapidly to the ground with a bump , looking a bit sick . |
| 24 | So I let go of the pendant , gathered myself , and looked around . |
| 25 | Miranda nearly let go of the cup she was carrying . |
| 26 | Catching hold of her and she could n't get back do you seem because he had slipped this hand down this stick , got hold of her and he you see , and then I let go of the dog and take the the front feet and we used to drag her out like that you see , from the burrow and put her in a bag . |
| 27 | Finally the travel agent 's son let go of the ball . |
| 28 | Then you 'd hear him shouting , Let go and the two men let go of the two ropes on the grating and the engine man was shot out and went back and picked up the anchor and reset it and sometimes reset two or three times during the relief . |
| 29 | Sensing trouble , I let go of the handles of my new barrow and ran into the crowd . |
| 30 | When Sir John let go for the second time at the age of 86 in 1982 , he put Littlewoods in the hands of the first non-family chairman . |