Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 4 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 5 | She unzipped her dress and let it slide to the floor . |
| 6 | If you have a cat and you let it walk around the countryside rather than confine it in your house ; what is the consequence ? |
| 7 | Adam blew the feather into the air and let it drift to the floor . |
| 8 | Let it drift above the |
| 9 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |
| 10 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 11 | Let it suffice for the present that he thought he 'd been silly to nurture romantic thoughts about his first love . |
| 12 | ‘ The idea is to save as much as you can and not let it go to the government . |
| 13 | Standing up , he whirled the triple-pronged metal three times to gain momentum , then let it go on the third upswing . |
| 14 | ‘ Let it go on the road , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
| 15 | I let it hang in the air , like a question . |
| 16 | Stella dropped the torch and let it roll into the wings as the children brought their palms together to save Tinkerbell . |
| 17 | One says he do n't think so , and someone else makes a crack about reggae , and I realize this gun I had pointing at her seems to have drooped like soft rubber , so I relax my arm and let it point to the floor . |
| 18 | Collect the spray can then walk to Candy Most Dandy and spray the bin , grab the spray paint and let it rip on the plant pot . |
| 19 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 20 | Terror gripped her so completely that she was incapable of opening it and let it fall to the floor where — she very nearly followed it in a faint . |
| 21 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 22 | She watched as if dreaming as he untied his kilt , all he was wearing , and let it fall to the warm ground beneath them . |
| 23 | He lit a book match and let it fall among the tangle . |
| 24 | it 's very hard , if you ca n't do it go to the Snow White picture and colour the picture |
| 25 | I came down when my husband was working on the factory site then as I say , prior to us coming to live here this was had n't been even built so we 've seen it grow from the floor to what it is today , you know ? |
| 26 | I have seen it grow from the seed , until now it dominates his thinking . |
| 27 | We 've already seen it happen with the youth training . |
| 28 | The caterpillar is cleverly disguised to help it hide among the leaves . |
| 29 | He opened one gate slowly , trying not to let it scrape on the gravel . |
| 30 | Even in defeat Germany was too valuable — strategically and economically — for either East or West to let it fall into the hands of the other . |