Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | get off the wave either by sailing down ahead of it or by slowing down and letting it pass under you . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Maggie turned off the tap as there was no point in letting it continue to run . |
| 4 | In the bathroom she slipped out of her clothes and stepped under the jet of warm water , letting it ease away some of the strain . |
| 5 | Chant dug in his inside pocket and pulled out his wallet , then passed it through the window , letting it drop on the seat beside the driver . |
| 6 | He fixed his mind deliberately on the question , not letting it wander . |
| 7 | Noise/horror undoes the self by confronting it with the other that dwells within it , the monstrous potential latent in us all , waiting to be catalysed by an extreme predicament ; what I 've called the new psychedelia undoes the self by letting it drift off and disappear into the otherwordly . |
| 8 | Hooking a fish and letting it suffocate in a creel is seemingly acceptable to all fishermen and many other people . |
| 9 | It is essential that healthcare staff know how to prevent cross-infection of HIV without letting it affect patient care . |
| 10 | Place your left hand on his or her forehead or , if you prefer , support the head by letting it rest in your left hand . |
| 11 | However , the statute does not confer protection on one who was not at fault so far as the origin of the fire is concerned but who was negligent in letting it spread . |
| 12 | For some moments Harry gazes at them in silence , slowly plucking the lefthand strap of his braces away from the shoulder , and letting it snap back against the shirt . |
| 13 | He was n't letting it go , not for anybody . |
| 14 | ‘ The hard part is not letting it go to your head , but I ca n't see Kylie making that mistake . |
| 15 | Are you capable of letting it go and walking away ? |
| 16 | And he 's letting it go for a song . |
| 17 | She sucked in a steadying gulp of air , letting it go with little huffing sounds before she walked on and turned into the lane . |
| 18 | For a long time she stayed outside keeping from sleep to hold that moment , hold it as being now , not letting it go to be yesterday , go into the past . |
| 19 | Letting it go he focused on the dell . |
| 20 | Because instead of just letting it go I allowed myself to get involved . |
| 21 | Before this the tree roots held the soil in place by soaking up the heavy rain and letting it go slowly . |
| 22 | And I remember just sort of leaping onto some grass and just letting it go , you know , could of been . |
| 23 | Posing the questions , controlling it but posing it and letting it go . |
| 24 | Keep the weight well towards the left foot and push the ball down low , letting it bobble its way up the bank . |
| 25 | The Bureau wants the freedom to listen to any phone call , even if it is encoded or encrypted ; not only this , it wants to make the telephone companies bear the cost of letting it do so . |
| 26 | She is thinking of her new novel ( ‘ Letting it germinate for a period ’ ) and seems very busy and hungry . |
| 27 | It had been so dry that two days under the warm sun had been enough without letting it stand in stooks or draping it on the hedges . |
| 28 | Elaine sighed , and picked up a handful of sand , letting it pour slowly through her fingers . |
| 29 | They sat there side by side , Faye and Roberta , staring at Alice , so unlike Mary and Reggie that Alice was even amused — inside , of course , not letting it show And her heart hurt for the girls . |
| 30 | Anything which makes rigging and de-rigging more difficult increases the risk of someone getting tired of holding up a wing-tip and so letting it droop or even drop . |