Example sentences of "and let it [vb infin] " 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 | Indeed he almost perfected the system to his own advantage , sowing the seed for the rise of Fascism at the same time by installing in the population the notion that the business of politics was none of their business and that they should shrug their shoulders in a resigned way and let it continue . |
| 4 | Susie Terhune slipped the lase to automatic , and let it continue slicing up the rooftops . |
| 5 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |
| 6 | She lifted her hand to the board and let it drop . |
| 7 | Father Poole raised a hand feebly in farewell , and let it drop back into his lap . |
| 8 | Tommy shot the bolts on the tailgate and let it drop . |
| 9 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 10 | He lifted one of the plump feet and let it drop again to show us how lifeless it was . |
| 11 | She tossed the blouse on to a chair , took the glass Culley was offering , sipped , set it down , then unzipped her skirt and let it drop . |
| 12 | Soon , she felt , she would just have to relinquish control and let it carry her . |
| 13 | He pulled strongly across into the inshore current , and let it carry him down abreast of the church before he grounded the boat and climbed ashore . |
| 14 | Rub the meat with salt ( about a couple of tablespoonsful ) and let it stand overnight or at least a few hours before cutting it into 1 ½-inch thick strips along the grooves left by the bones . |
| 15 | " Fill your Sillabub pot half full with sider , and good store of sugar , and a little nutmeg , stir it well together , and put in as much cream by two or three spoonfuls at a time , as hard as you can , as though you milk it in ; then stir it together very softly once about , and let it stand two hours before you eat it , for the standing makes it curd . " |
| 16 | Rub the fish on both sides with the salt and let it stand for 20 minutes . |
| 17 | Yeah well put a bowl in there and let it stand and that and that 'll erm go into the vinegar . |
| 18 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 19 | If it 's not pasteurised , you must boil it first and let it cool . |
| 20 | There 're so many wild oranges on the island that when they 're ripe the boys and girls go out in gangs , pick them by the thousand , squeeze out all the juice and let it ferment in casks until it 's ready for a week-long celebration . |
| 21 | We shrugged our shoulders and let it go . |
| 22 | But because she 's a young girl she did n't feel able to question what the doctor was doing , and let it go . |
| 23 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 24 | Now tense the whole of your left leg and let it go . |
| 25 | If he continued to get the engaged sound he 'd probably assume that Berowne was having an evening of telephoning and let it go . ’ |
| 26 | He held it out in the servant 's direction and let it go . |
| 27 | Now I 'll just wobble it backward and let it go . |
| 28 | The room tensed , but George shrugged and let it go past , perhaps admitting that was a ball he could n't reach . |
| 29 | The lady like , you know you have to hold it and let it go right . |
| 30 | And if you 've got a pad of them or or , or some by you you can just fill it in and let it go through . |