Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [modal v] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you imagine even for one moment that I would let you go ? ’ |
| 2 | I tell myself that I will let myself lie in bed for another five minutes though I stipulate that I am not allowed to go back to sleep and that I have to count out the five-minutes in my head . |
| 3 | I you have n't , I 've got a list here that I can let you have . |
| 4 | I was so elated and relieved I could have kissed them , but immediately felt ashamed that I 'd let them see my fear . |
| 5 | ‘ It — it disgusts me to think that I 'd let you kiss me that way . ’ |
| 6 | Even before we 'd exchanged a word , I knew that she would let me do anything I wanted to her . |
| 7 | What she told me about vegetable growing meant very little to me , so I can barely recall now what was said , except that she would let me have some strawberries on Monday for my brother 's supper , but I remember how easily the talk went , my unexpected visit serenely taken for granted , with no query as to why I had come . |
| 8 | ‘ Do you think that she 'll let me stay for good ? |
| 9 | As I see it , it 's up to Peggy , and knowing her I ca n't see that she 'd let anything happen that was n't above board . ’ |
| 10 | And most of all , that you 'll let me stay . |
| 11 | ‘ I might as well tell you — if only so that you 'll let me go home . ’ |
| 12 | Promise me that you 'll let me know if the pain returns . |
| 13 | I understand that you will let me know the date , time and place of their meeting . |
| 14 | ‘ Julia , I hope that you will let me take you down into Florence for dinner tonight ; if we went early , we could stroll a little first and look at one or two of the best exteriors . ’ |
| 15 | At present , we do n't have our addresses in Nanking and Shanghai , but will try to get them in advance , so that we can let you know how to contact us . |
| 16 | Perhaps , I said , there is another copy that they might let us photograph . |
| 17 | In theory , you could see me in the Sunshine Home for Impoverished Journalists in 40 years ' time , tripping the nurses over with my Zimmer frame in the hope that they 'll let me father their child . |
| 18 | However , the company will usually use your details only for their own purposes — so that they can let you know about their new products . |
| 19 | And then I made a mistake , I felt it had all been a sacrifice in vain , I felt I had to make him appreciate what I 'd done , that he ought to let me go — so I tried to tell him . |
| 20 | Rob 's assured us that he 'll let you know where in your area you can pick one up so you can wave bye bye to ‘ Syntax error ’ , and say hello to ‘ Now loading please wait ’ ! |
| 21 | He told Mrs Avery that he would let her have a cheque by November 1st . |
| 22 | By right and custom , he himself and James here should be going back to the house for the reading of the will , but this very new Sir Joseph had made it evident yesterday that he wanted no reading done in the house and that he would let them know when he wanted the matter dealt with . |
| 23 | I suggested that he should let me write a version of the press telegram in a more discreet way , trying to keep the reporter 's expectations and hopes . |
| 24 | That he could let her go so easily was the final damning proof that his interest in her had been prompted by solely mercenary considerations . |