Example sentences of "let his [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let his fingers drift across the paper like a dowser ; as if , somehow , among the fractured patterns on the page , he might suddenly feel the heat of Ross 's madness . |
| 2 | Dexter let his eyes wander over the crates on the floor , brimming with files and books , and on to a dusty azalea on the window-sill for which he sensed a twinge of sadness . |
| 3 | Then , for a fraction of a second he let his eyes drop to the level of the hall table . |
| 4 | He let his eyes roam round the kitchen , seeing it as that pleasant policeman must have seen it , in all its sad decrepitude . |
| 5 | Dexter let his eyes play over the clutter designed to bless the pub with a friendly air : two post horns slung like bombs from the ceiling , mock Tudor beams , lines of plates balanced on every available ledge , and a grubby portrait of the Queen hung in dusty splendour above the bar . |
| 6 | He started to unstrap his belt and then let his trousers fall to the floor . |
| 7 | He turned and let his eyes lock with the laird 's , the minister 's , and the factor 's , each one in turn , while they stared back and tried to look perfectly blank . |
| 8 | He looked up and let his eyes move across the rows of faces before him . |
| 9 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 10 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 11 | He hated the dirt ; he wanted to touch nothing ; he lay on his side , trying not to let his ribs come against the inside of his shirt or his hand touch the blanket . |
| 12 | How nonchalantly he posed , letting his menials deal with the remaining , no longer so elegant riff-raff . |
| 13 | Le Rue the man does n't let his talents stop at the violin and vocal duties with the band as his guitar-playing proved . |