Example sentences of "and let [pers pn] [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 | If you have failed to brief them properly then they have little option but to either put it on hold or send it back as it came out and let you sort it out . |