Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It also reduces the load on the tail-skid or wheel and makes it slip sideways more easily . |
| 2 | If she did n't know better she 'd have said he 'd sabotaged her jeep and made it rain this way , just so he could enjoy some amusement at her expense ! |
| 3 | Since there was no sign of a bell , Charles raised the enormous ring and let it fall . |
| 4 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 5 | This is an attempt to loosen up your mind and let it accept alternative ideas . |
| 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 | Damp and stretch out your backing paper onto a drawing board , tape it round the edges with gummed tape and let it dry . |
| 8 | Alternatively when the display is switched off ( 2a ) the LC molecules are aligned with the light and let it pass . |
| 9 | I suppose you thought you 'd paint Paula in a bad light and make it seem as though she could n't be bothered to go . |
| 10 | ‘ He hath unpacked his carriage and made it run a mile or two up and down in River 's great room , making it carry the fire shovel , tongs and poker . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She tossed the blouse on to a chair , took the glass Culley was offering , sipped , set it down , then unzipped her skirt and let it drop . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Christina could taste its salty tang and feel it settle stickily on her skin . |
| 15 | He mounted it on his vehicle and made it work . |
| 16 | Ross unlocked the bar and let it swing down . |
| 17 | It was still raining , great drops spurted up whirlpools of dust , but the buildings cut off the sand and made it seem lighter . |
| 18 | It caught on the second try , and after a minute 's revving he switched off the ignition and let it die . |
| 19 | He cut the engine and let it die down before speaking again . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He held it out in the servant 's direction and let it go . |
| 22 | ‘ Our combined weights on the outside of the cradle pushed it into the side of the building and made it tip , ’ said Warel . |
| 23 | She lifted her hand to the board and let it drop . |
| 24 | The Impressionist painters caught the contagion , and the new race of photographers tried to seize the fleeting moment and make it stay . |
| 25 | ‘ You poor thing , ’ croons Anya , placing a hand on Rainbow 's cheek and letting it linger there . |
| 26 | ‘ Bring out ’ deep-set eyes with a paler shadow — obviously darker tints will tend to shade the eye and make it look deeper . |
| 27 | Frau Nordern heaved up her brief-case and let it fall on to the desk with a satisfying , rather official thud . |
| 28 | He lit a book match and let it fall among the tangle . |
| 29 | ‘ I feel very pleased after changing our style for this match and seeing it work so well against a Premier League team . |
| 30 | all , everything that would be in involved and er but buts a lot of the , what we did was , you know , erm just how you would er ta erm how you would try and start there and and decorate a place and make it look better which again , is part of your environment |