Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | And make him regret it — him and this Maclean ! |
| 2 | And make him do it , do it . |
| 3 | You want to scream out and make them stop it , and you want to cringe up your body and hide it somewhere , and there 's nowhere to hide , and the shells keep screaming down and blowing everything up all around you . |
| 4 | That was why I kept pushing you and provoking you — to try and make you spit it out . |
| 5 | Some moment when she , as a child , was on the verge of doing something wrong , and he could have fulfilled a father 's role and made her do it . |
| 6 | As I handed my music to the organist , I shook so badly he bought me a brandy and made me drink it . |
| 7 | A waiter came up and made him put it on again . |
| 8 | And d' ya know it |
| 9 | Got you got erm a pair of two lovers er , a woman 's house got burnt down and the man next door went down there and helped them build it up . |
| 10 | He came and helped me lay it all in which was very nice . |
| 11 | If I could put a starving child before him and give it food and let him watch it grow well , I know he 'd give money . |
| 12 | And you stand by and let him do it … |
| 13 | And it 's three little jobs and let him do it . |
| 14 | There was n't too much to tell , and after Rutherford had finished he would leave the American in the room with the file and let him gut it for himself . |
| 15 | But if Hubert provokes Llewelyn into action , it 's England that will take the blame and the blow , and let him remember it . ’ |
| 16 | Not and let him hear it . |
| 17 | However , she allowed him to squire her to the desk , without comment and with a straight face , told him the number of her key , though keys were almost an affectation at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , more for ornament than use , and let him take it down for her and escort her to the foot of the oak staircase , which wound in slightly drunken lurches about a narrow well , the polished treads hollowed by centuries of use . |
| 18 | and let him have it . |
| 19 | Put such facts as we have before the Sheriff and the Merchant Venturers and let them sort it out . ’ |
| 20 | I 've found that after a few years experience you can tell , you just can you know ; which even if you 've got a group with two very imaginative kids in , who can play instruments really well , and the others sit back and let them do it , then you might give the difference between two out of ten and nine out of ten for effort in the same group , but for the overall effect they would then get the same mark for the group thing . |
| 21 | It is worth considering how to start the investigation : whether to do a bit yourself first to get them going , or work with the whole class as a large group , or just state the problem and let them do it all . |
| 22 | When it came to fisticuffs Sean Connery was happy to mix it with the best of them — ‘ He believed stuntmen were there to take the knocks and let them have it in the fight scenes , ’ said one . |
| 23 | ‘ Could we ? ’ both Leith and Sebastian asked together , the idea of renting accommodation swiftly tossed aside , as it quickly sank in that their father , trustee to the considerable amount of money left to them by his father , seemed prepared to use his discretionary right and let them have it now . |
| 24 | ‘ Leave her there and let her sleep it off , ’ said Constance . |
| 25 | And just dip it in and let her suck it . |
| 26 | He lay back limp as a rag and let her do it , the way he always let people do things for him , not lifting a finger . |
| 27 | That was all she took in at first , until Miss Belle cried in an excited voice , ‘ Well , Rene , take the coat off and let her feel it . |
| 28 | If she 's crying for some other reason like because we 've been quarrelling and she wants to make up but does n't know how to I just put my arms round her and cuddle her and let her cry it out . |
| 29 | But I said , it is , yeah , that 's what I saying i Mary was so delighted because I took it and let her see it . |
| 30 | ’ Then waive your share and let me do it alone , ’ I suggested . |