Example sentences of "we [modal v] not let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 We may not let you pass .
2 We may not let you pass .
3 Everyone should demand if the security guards are not functioning their duty we should not let them go by so
4 yeah there 's a muse th th there 's a museum at Carne in Normandy , I do n't know if anyone 's been there , we went there last year , and it , it 's a new museum , a memorial museum and that 's the most moving place I 've ever been because it 's actually designed to show how awful war is and that it should n't happen again , it 's not a museum glorifying war , it 's a museum showing that , that it should n't happen , we should n't let it happen and there 's a erm there 's a great big case as you go in which has er a statement from every country that took part in the war , including Germany , and they 're all there , they 're all there together saying that you should n't you should n't let it happen and , and and I , I thought that was the sort o you know i i it was very impressive because i it was n't glorifying anybody , it was n't saying we won the war , you lost the war it was it was a , a coming together to say that it should n't happen .
5 We must not let them forget where the Party came from .
6 These periods of reflection and decision-making are important , but we must not let them get out of hand .
7 We must n't let him know ’ , they said , when some part of the job had gone smoothly ( him referring either to manager , or to Chief Steward ) .
8 But because we must n't let anyone know he 's here , there are a few precautions we must take .
9 We must n't let it happen to us , however we feel . ’
10 Up to that point , says Mr K , ‘ we could n't let them win .
11 We could n't let you see them — ’
12 We dare not let ourselves make contact with it in case we lose control , and weep and weep without ever stopping .
13 And we would n't let her have the points till she came back and finished the other twenty .
14 We would n't let them meet on the corners because the people in the houses on the corners always used to complain of the row that they made — used to chase them .
15 ‘ Realistically , only Blackburn Rovers could afford to buy him and even then we would n't let him go … although it would be nice if they tried to tempt me , ’ he quipped .
16 We ca n't let her go alone , ’ he said to Jack .
17 We ca n't let her suffer . "
18 We ca n't let them go without doing something , ’ I said , thinking of poor Josef .
19 We ca n't let them go ! ’
20 go with them we ca n't let them go on there own , I mean once there 've school , you 've got to take come back later or something .
21 We ca n't let them get away with that , ’ said Mrs Mott eyeing Harry Dodson 's looped festoons of smilax , positively growing before her eyes .
22 Now we ca n't let you go upstairs but later on you 'll see the room up above here and you can see where that goes to .
23 The receptionist would say : ‘ What 's wrong with you ? ’ and I 'd say : ‘ Well , actually it 's a bit personal and I 'd sooner see the doctor about it , ’ and they 'd say : ‘ Oh , we ca n't let you see the doctor until you tell us what 's wrong with you . ’
24 We ca n't let you know yet where exactly you will have your wonderful week , because we want to keep it a surprise .
25 We ca n't let it happen .
26 She declared : ‘ We will not let him sit there for seven years .
27 ‘ We have managed to keep relations very harmonious for many years and we will not let anything disrupt that harmony , ’ he said .
28 We will not let you invade our streets either .
29 We wo n't let them sit back and talk amongst themselves , as if everything in the garden is rosy , ’ she explained earnestly .
30 But lead singer Bono vowed : ‘ We wo n't let them gag us .
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