Example sentences of "let [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This pitch is so called because the 2nd Man , when rattling the bag of acid drops , fervently murmures ‘ Amen ’ to any remarks let fall by the leader while struggling with this steep wall of 8 cubits in stature ! ’ |
| 2 | Apply the brakes before you let go of the pushchair , even on the flat . |
| 3 | THEN you let go of the latch so that the first loop slides over and is cast off . |
| 4 | Finally the travel agent 's son let go of the ball . |
| 5 | All Taureans , especially those of you born between May 9 and 17 , will find life easier if you let go of the past without a struggle and become open to different avenues of opportunity . |
| 6 | By tying an autobloc knot above the abseil plate ( Fig 2 ) and clipping this to your harness on a short sling , a sliding prusik is created which will lock automatically if you let go of the rope , as for instance if hit by stonefall . |
| 7 | You plot along at a steady crawl wondering if you 'll ever reach that far-off doorway , let go of the joystick as soon as you get there , then promptly take another pace ! |
| 8 | ‘ Was I the fool who let go of the rudder when the ship was on top of the rock there ? |
| 9 | Donna let go of the door and allowed Ryker to grab her other hand . |
| 10 | Caspar let go of the sill and slid rapidly to the ground with a bump , looking a bit sick . |
| 11 | The trail goes steeply down and the speed increases , and I let go of the sledge rail to wipe my goggles — a fatal move . |
| 12 | Miranda nearly let go of the cup she was carrying . |
| 13 | I let go of the beam and dropped with bent legs so as to splash down softly and felt the breath rush out of my lungs from the iciness of the river . |
| 14 | Giving a bellow of pain and rage , Raimundo jumped a foot in the air and let go of the pony , who took off , jerking to a halt as the slack of the rope ran out . |
| 15 | So I let go of the pendant , gathered myself , and looked around . |
| 16 | Now let go of the tension as you breathe out with a sigh of relief . |
| 17 | Catching hold of her and she could n't get back do you seem because he had slipped this hand down this stick , got hold of her and he you see , and then I let go of the dog and take the the front feet and we used to drag her out like that you see , from the burrow and put her in a bag . |
| 18 | The pressure of pain on his temples let go for a minute to rearrange itself further back . |
| 19 | As soon as the cold fingers let go for a moment , I pulled my hand quickly back , put a pile of books in front of the broken window , and tried not to listen to the desperate cries outside . |
| 20 | And the Bellingham pigs really let fly along the course . |
| 21 | The Indians , whose faith in Australian umpires waned throughout the tour , were aggrieved again when Marsh , short of his ground , was not given out ( Prabhakar soon let fly with a second — no-balled — bouncer ) . |
| 22 | Four minutes later Lindsay McVicker let fly at a cross from Catherine Howard but the ball flew past the upright . |
| 23 | With their heads in the sky and their sights set beyond our world , Paperhouse let rip with a slab of space rock that lovingly recreates the cosmic glide of Hawkwind and ‘ Lemmings ’ -era Amon Duul . |
| 24 | Short on ideas , short on fire and short on pace , Ireland were outclassed and outgunned as Berbizier 's men let rip with a display of smooth running rugby that steadily gathered momentum . |
| 25 | And picture the scene when a bunch of the boys let rip with the Toreador Song from Carmen . |
| 26 | What you have to steal : If you have an expensive car sitting in the driveway , or inadvertently let slip in the pub about your latest classy hi-fi , you could be drawing attention to your house as being potentially worth breaking into . |