Example sentences of "[vb base] it [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She unzipped her dress and let it slide to the floor . |
| 2 | If you have a cat and you let it walk around the countryside rather than confine it in your house ; what is the consequence ? |
| 3 | Adam blew the feather into the air and let it drift to the floor . |
| 4 | Let it drift above the |
| 5 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Let it suffice for the present that he thought he 'd been silly to nurture romantic thoughts about his first love . |
| 8 | ‘ The idea is to save as much as you can and not let it go to the government . |
| 9 | Standing up , he whirled the triple-pronged metal three times to gain momentum , then let it go on the third upswing . |
| 10 | ‘ Let it go on the road , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
| 11 | I let it hang in the air , like a question . |
| 12 | Stella dropped the torch and let it roll into the wings as the children brought their palms together to save Tinkerbell . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 18 | She watched as if dreaming as he untied his kilt , all he was wearing , and let it fall to the warm ground beneath them . |
| 19 | He lit a book match and let it fall among the tangle . |
| 20 | You 'd think they 'd bottle it , make it last over the weeks or months , but they 're simple people , and there 's no holding them back . |
| 21 | And I 'm going to have this white frill sp er erm roll , and I 'm going to roll the fabric I 'm going to leave all the pleating , not cut into that , but cut the valance platform and fold it over if you understand me and make it go over the the pole . |
| 22 | Their activity amazed and baffled even the sceptical Bernier : ‘ They tell any person his thoughts , cause the branch of a tree to blossom and to bear fruit within an hour , hatch an egg in their bosom within fifteen minutes , producing what ever bird may be demanded , and make it fly around the room . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You make it sound like the D-day landing ! ’ she laughed . |
| 24 | Do it georgdi off the ground |
| 25 | I come to its edge and see it cool amongst the rushes , a place of little fish and soft green grass . |
| 26 | I see it hump through the waves . |