Example sentences of "let [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the matter of these smaller " possessions " , you might have thought that he would have let you get away with the things which you could not possibly do without , a set of fish-knives , for example , which had been a wedding present , or a " sketch of the Himalayas as seen from Darjeeling . |
| 2 | Michael let him drop on to the filthy floor . |
| 3 | The handshake was a stupid idea as she was still holding Darren , but she let him slide down to the floor and we shook . |
| 4 | ‘ He should have knocked the guy cold and not let him go on to the fourth round . |
| 5 | I should never have let her go off in the first place . ’ |
| 6 | Ajayi was trying to cultivate the seneschal 's acquaintance ( when her sore leg and stiff back let her get down to the basement levels where he was usually to be found ) whereas Quiss had started out trying to intimidate him . |
| 7 | She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry . |
| 8 | Let them sweat gently in the butter for 5–6 minutes . |
| 9 | But if Liverpool are playing in a big match , we let them stay up until the end . |
| 10 | Let them sleep here beside the cabin . ’ |
| 11 | They let them surge out at the gate and shake themselves loose of restraint to take their several ways . |
| 12 | They let them slide around on the polished floor and listen to music on the ward radio . |
| 13 | He squatted and started to pick them up , then let them drop back to the floor and just crouched there and put his hands over his face and started to cry . |
| 14 | She picked up the slips of pasteboard and let them fall haphazardly on the table in front of them . |
| 15 | ‘ Before , we used to give people the tools and let them get on with the modelling , ’ Mr Wise explains . |
| 16 | Do n't punish them for the way in which they behave today and let them get away with the same thing tomorrow just because your own mood is different , or the matter is n't worth ‘ all that bother ’ anyway . |
| 17 | She did not take those hours out and contemplate them ; she simply let them lie somewhere in the head , to surface no doubt at some point of low resistance . |
| 18 | The potential ramifications of such a theme could be vast so let me start somewhere in the middle . |
| 19 | Let me blow out of the water some of the common misconceptions about negotiations . |
| 20 | Let me press on to the important subject of the council water charge which is set out in schedule 11 . |
| 21 | Let me quote again from the report so that people realise that I am not making this up . |
| 22 | Her eyes closed , she turned her face away , released her hold on my cheekbones and let me go on into the hall . |
| 23 | Right erm let me go right to the back , the Security Council man , what have you written down ? |
| 24 | The members are accountable and let me go back about the committees . |
| 25 | Let me turn quickly to the out turn figures that were in P and R. The capital programme is already on line , although it was grossly underfunded . |
| 26 | ‘ Just let me jump out of the canoe for you , ’ she muttered through gritted teeth , returning to paddling with a new fury . |
| 27 | Let me come straight to the point . |
| 28 | But just let me come back to the the point I want to make , it is it evident to us from what was said yesterday collectively by the District Councils , that they could live with the figure of forty one thousand two hundred , as proposed by the County Council , without a new settlement . |
| 29 | Here 's your mother , now let me get on with the work . ’ |
| 30 | After a hair-raising careen out of the park , through the backstreets of Muswell Hill , Bounds Green , and on to the North Circular Road ( only in the broadest interpretation of the term could the Apostate be described as knowing how to drive ) , Rainbow persuadesd Anya to untie her hands and feet , and let her get back behind the wheel . |