Example sentences of "let it [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let it go at that , smiling to himself as he suggested to Iris Sunderby that she go up to her room and put her things together . |
| 2 | She let it rest for longer than she should have done and then moved slightly away . |
| 3 | Shouldering the gun in the sure knowledge that the Doctor would be seriously pissed off if she let it fall into local hands in this time zone , she drew the grenade from her pockets , and poked her head up just long enough to check the distance . |
| 4 | I was a fool ; I ought to have let it go at that , but I asked him why he did n't approve — and had a regular tirade ! |
| 5 | ‘ You know I 'd never have let it happen like that , ’ Aunt Sarah said presently . |
| 6 | Then let it rest for twenty to thirty minutes . |
| 7 | Bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes . |
| 8 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 9 | let it go on general consumption |
| 10 | She gave me rather a long look but let it go at that . |
| 11 | Ward was changing the subject and l let it go at that . |
| 12 | Wycliffe let it go at that . |
| 13 | Agnes let it go at that . |
| 14 | But there again you you just let it go in one ear and out the other ear . |
| 15 | Rub the fish on both sides with the salt and let it stand for 20 minutes . |
| 16 | Or bottle all my aggression up and let it turn into high blood pressure ? |
| 17 | Let it roll on full good , inexorable , irresistible , benignant , to the broader lands and better days . |
| 18 | to let it spill in all its silly wonder , |
| 19 | Perhaps best to let it go at that . |
| 20 | The reader refuses to let it rest at that . |
| 21 | Owen , equally alarmed , was content to let it rest like that while he tried to see a way through the likely complications . |
| 22 | Erm reference has been made er a couple of times to the appendix which I attached to my submission , that 's the map and the schedule of strategic constraints , I feel I ought not to let it pass without some comment . |
| 23 | The most attractive way of dealing with slurry is simply to let it ferment in sealed vessels into safe fertiliser and useful biogas ( a mixture of methane and CO ) . |
| 24 | they wo n't , they wo n't , th they do n't intend to let it happen at all there |
| 25 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 26 | She sucked in a steadying gulp of air , letting it go with little huffing sounds before she walked on and turned into the lane . |
| 27 | ‘ Dearest ghost , did you imagine I would let it go to that hag of a cousin of mine ? |
| 28 | I suppose I could let it go for this week , though . ’ |
| 29 | But do n't let it come to that , Sabrina . |
| 30 | But I ca n't let it happen like that , and whether they get him or not — and I doubt they will — I have to be there . |