Example sentences of "let [pron] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also expressed irritation about the way Tony seemed to have let himself go in the last few months , since he had become unemployed . |
| 2 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 3 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 4 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |
| 5 | The torch she hardly used at all ; only once or twice , shading it within her palm , she let it flash upon the paler gravel of the path , to align her passage alongside the faintly glowing water , and then snapped it out again quickly , to avoid reliance upon its light as much as to conceal her presence here . |
| 6 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 7 | And he let us climb to the top deck of the car , with a much better view of the route , this being usually reserved for smokers . |
| 8 | Let them see to it that their power is used effectively in the coming elections for the establishment of a bona-fide working-class party , and above all let them beware of the intriguing politics and hypocritical middle class friends of Germany . |
| 9 | Erm , let me start with the monthly calendar card please . |
| 10 | ‘ Then let me arrange for the two of you to meet . ’ |
| 11 | and let me deal with the first form ? |
| 12 | Let me deal with the main points of the statement item by item . |
| 13 | Let me read to the right hon. and learned Gentleman what the Engineering Employers Federation said : ’ Our experience is that provided they are properly conducted ’ — the very point that I am making — ’ secret workplace ballots are not subject to harassment and have additional beneficial features . |
| 14 | But let me get to the various leaders ' speeches . |
| 15 | Let me respond to the specific ECGD point raised by the right hon. Gentleman . |
| 16 | Now let me say with the monthly card and with the daily page , I 'm going to be showing you a very structured approach to planning . |
| 17 | Leave the PR firms to produce the glossy releases and charge their clients accordingly , and let yours look like the raw news that it is . |
| 18 | When you say in two direction , I mean we there 's no way they let you interview on the main line |
| 19 | Put yourself in the hands of our experts , who will transform your hair and make-up and let you try on the latest fashions . |
| 20 | Huge panoramic windows and large observation decks let you take in the passing scenery , whilst the attentive crew are always ready to sort out a drink or a snack . |
| 21 | She led Midnight to a clear patch and then let him walk on the long rein , so that she stayed still and he walked round her in a circle at the end of the rein . |
| 22 | He was , he was , th they they took him , they chained him up , and they let him loose in the local cemetery , and left him there . |
| 23 | Then he says ‘ But he who tells of wars and heaven , under the sway of grown up Jupiter , of pious heroes and semi-divine leaders , who at one moment things of the holy assemblies of the gods on high and then of those deep kingdoms where a fierce dog barks , let him live in the frugal manner of Pythagoras and let herbs provide his harmless diet ’ . |
| 24 | Bondholder Erica Bachman told the court : ‘ Let him live in the same misery he brought upon his victims . ’ |
| 25 | Standing up , he whirled the triple-pronged metal three times to gain momentum , then let it go on the third upswing . |
| 26 | She watched as if dreaming as he untied his kilt , all he was wearing , and let it fall to the warm ground beneath them . |
| 27 | Let yourself go on the giant slide for an exciting ride . |
| 28 | ‘ Let us stay on the safe side . |
| 29 | So let us drink to the long cool blonde |
| 30 | Let us distinguish between the two words ‘ atonement ’ and ‘ salvation ’ : atonement refers to a past event , but salvation speaks of it continuing into the future . |