Example sentences of "it let [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It let go of Delaney , screaming and clawing at its hooded eyes , as the spray added layer upon layer of foam . |
| 2 | It sidestepped nervously , reared , and the slave leading it let go of the rein . |
| 3 | He bit the dog 's ear until it let go but the terrier , called Dylan , then turned on Jimmy , causing arm and leg wounds . |
| 4 | It is a visual equivalent of flowering , she thought , as the last petal jerks back and the calyx lies open , defenceless , the pollen blown , come to its end ; and of the flowering of the body as it lets go , and offers up its clenched treasure , in the rush through narrow flight , in the relief of its settling , falling , dying , coming to its end . |
| 5 | I attacked it , and made it let go of her leg , but the Lintons ’ servants appeared and caught hold of me . |