Example sentences of "and let it [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Held against his heart , feeling the steady beat beneath her cheek , she closed her eyes and let it wash over her in soothing waves .
2 ‘ Send away the ark of the God of Israel , ’ the people cry , ‘ and let it return to its own place , that it may not slay us and our people ’ ( 5.11 ) .
3 Layers of rock that are porous and permeable enough to store water and let it flow through them easily are called aquifers .
4 When she just kept on looking at him he threaded his hands in her hair and let it drift through his fingers , watching the deep red glow in the lights .
5 It teaches you remain in him In other words remain in his word and let it remain in you .
6 She stood up and let it unroll before her to shout its hideous message for itself .
7 They 've fumbled their grip on ‘ youth ’ culture and let it slide into their bottomless pockets .
8 Hotspur put up a hand to the furred collar of his cloak , and let it slide from his shoulders ; and like a silent and attentive valet the girl came gliding out of the shadows and took it from him .
9 Jake lifted up the paperweight and let it rest in his palm , his eyes seeming to examine it as he responded , ‘ The first part of your question is easy to answer .
10 It seemed impossible that it had happened , but from his pocket he unwound the cord and let it dangle from his hand .
11 It did not so much reach a conclusion as slow down and dribble into silence , as though the players had got bored with the melody and let it slip through their fingers carelessly .
12 He replaced the pencil in the jaws of the clothes-peg , and let it hang from its wires to his waist .
13 get off the wave either by sailing down ahead of it or by slowing down and letting it pass under you .
14 She was toying with the sand , scooping it up and letting it trail through her fingers , and she did n't see the expression in his eyes when he next spoke .
15 All these analogies present a picture of God setting the process up ( creating ) , and then effectively sitting back and letting it continue of its own accord .
16 Only tonight she 'd left her hair loose , brushing it straight back from her forehead and letting it fall in its natural soft waves to her shoulders .
17 To ‘ catch ’ it you might have to slow down and let it come towards you .
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