Example sentences of "and let [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And you stand by and let him do it … |
| 3 | And it 's three little jobs and let him do it . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But if Hubert provokes Llewelyn into action , it 's England that will take the blame and the blow , and let him remember it . ’ |
| 6 | Not and let him hear it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | and let him have it . |
| 9 | Put such facts as we have before the Sheriff and the Merchant Venturers and let them sort it out . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Leave her there and let her sleep it off , ’ said Constance . |
| 15 | And just dip it in and let her suck it . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ’ Then waive your share and let me do it alone , ’ I suggested . |
| 21 | She swept me away from the door , along a line of cars , into her aged scarlet mini , gave me a handkerchief , and let me cry it out . |
| 22 | I want you to draw up the will exactly as I 've said , and let me have it as soon as possible . ’ |
| 23 | There is a hand-out on professional telephone behaviour , a hand-out on the pleas from the switchboard supervisor , and also a form , a course form , if you could take that with you fill it in and let me have it back sometime . |
| 24 | But you could give me this project , put me in charge of the entire operation — and let me see it through . |
| 25 | We will meet at Fortingall tomorrow , and let us make it the biggest meeting of all — the Glen Lyon folk will join us there , and once Breadalbane joins with Atholl , then they will know that the whole people is on thy move . |
| 26 | in the heavens to make , and let us make it celebrated name for ourselves it 's , people today have just got the same attitude have n't they ? |
| 27 | Enough then of words , and let us fight it out like very knights . |
| 28 | They can settle down more easily in those circumstances but the questionnaire is saying , please will you fill in the answer the following questions and let us have it back . |
| 29 | Let us accept his challenge , let us be better Christians , and let us begin it now . |
| 30 | the person have a private conversation and let someone say it to me and it , what they , problems it 's not something that you wan na be on somebody else 's to listen to is it ? |