Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are you capable of letting it go and walking away ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | That 's better than letting it drag and drag ; you lose a lot of the vibe that way . |
| 5 | When a young cat approaches an adult for play , letting it know that it is in a relaxed mood and accepts its subordinate social position . |
| 6 | When a sick cat is approached by a dominant one , letting it know that it is in a weak , non-hostile mood . |
| 7 | She forked out the bacon , letting it drain before she arranged it around the plate . |
| 8 | A wave of hot colour swept over her as she wriggled to somehow attach the bedspread around her without letting it slip and giving this mocking character another full frontal . |
| 9 | He coughed and spat some phlegm into the fire , hearing it sizzle as it hit the coals . |
| 10 | Many of her friends were in politics or belonged to political families , it was the era of the Liberal reforms and that was what fired her most : she went to dinner-parties where she sat next to men who were going to make a speech that night and there were weeks when she went to the House every day , it was what she had always wanted , it was history , it was important , immensely important and she was seeing it , seeing it happen and that was important to her . |
| 11 | Most beginners ' boards will be offered with a ‘ soft ’ sail having , at most , two full length battens giving the sail shape , making it light and very used friendly . |
| 12 | He argues the company has tried to monopolise the market by convincing customers that its relational database management system is effectively the computer , making it appear that all other functions and tasks the user may want to perform are bound tightly to the database — requirements that can only be met by other Oracle products . |
| 13 | By promising the Jacobites that he would seek to get James Francis Stuart acknowledged as Anne 's successor , he not only won Jacobite support at home , but was also able to neutralise the Jacobite threat abroad , by making it appear that there was no point in St Germain or the French attempting an invasion . |
| 14 | The tight leather skirt served to spread the sting across the surface of her whole comely derriere , making it feel like her arse was a bonfire . |
| 15 | He revels in the memory of it , making it froth and lather all round the alleys and back-yards of youth very nearly up to the roof-tops . |
| 16 | John became ‘ rather cool and offhand ’ now that he was master of the situation , ‘ bringing all my charms into action , but making it seem that I was very blasé about the whole thing . ’ |
| 17 | She turned from Schmidt and said , ‘ My husband … ’ then immediately turned back , as if unaware of the other car , making it seem that her remark had always been intended for Schmidt . |
| 18 | In reply , Robert Dahl had no difficulty making it seem that Walker was pinning arguments to him and to others in an arbitrary manner , but in the process some of Walker 's stronger points were diminished — in particular the argument that ‘ political scientists … have overlooked the importance of broadly-based social movements , arising from the public at large , as powerful agents of innovation and change ’ . |
| 19 | The bullets thumped into the wet blanket in front of me , making it jump like there was a bear inside . |
| 20 | This extends its optimum torque curve , making it smooth and refined in town , yet a free revving performance engine on the open road . |
| 21 | She supposed wearily that she should be hoping this last thing would still happen , should be making it happen if it did n't happen on its own , but she knew that however hopeless this love for him was , it was the most precious and valuable thing she had ever experienced . |
| 22 | In many areas there is deep concern about the future of jobs , others express worry about reporting relationships , some express eagerness to get on with making it work and many want more information on pension rights and redundancy terms . |
| 23 | To make up an improvisation using this material is part of their trade , and their habit of working at a certain familiar phrase and making it develop and grow produces music which we can all grasp and remember , especially if we know the performer 's style well . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm making it sound as though the little hut was some sort of brothel , but it was n't like that at all . |
| 25 | Too late in the day because all the hotels are full and I end up tramping round in the dark , lugging my pack and money ( cash , a great wad of hard currency ) , nervous of the hatchet-faced youths who watch me meandering round , concentrating so intently on making it look as though I know exactly where I 'm heading that I soon have no idea where I am on the mapless streets of Algiers . |
| 26 | Her life had been spent running from possessive love , and now here she was , feeling it burn and twist inside her , pushing aside her conscious love of freedom to reveal the passionate woman beneath , dark and possessive , capable of fathomless emotion . |