Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll give you two oranges if you let me take your photo . ’ |
| 2 | As I think he might not let me have my half-hour in midmorning if he let me go out earlier , I do n't insist . ) |
| 3 | The garage attendant , who almost called in a SWAT team when he saw me arrive that morning , had a few more palpitations when he watched me climb in the back seat and start peeling off my biker 's gear . |
| 4 | Might have got more trade if we did I suppose . |
| 5 | This morning you mysteriously slide me a note telling me to ask you out and now you claim I 'm not really a journalist even though my credentials were thoroughly checked out by your plant manager before he let me near the place . |
| 6 | to be with my friends although they let me sit with me friends so they 're good really so I 'm hoping that I should be able to get back on a Wednesday because er , that 's the only day really I can go , I go to Barn Mead on a Thursday as a rule you see , but yesterday I had to have a day off to go out , I had an invite out |
| 7 | ‘ Now get out of sight until you see me come back . |
| 8 | There was n't much else she could do without attracting attention , but I definitely expected a bit of the old argy-bargy before she let me get down to business . |
| 9 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 10 | Total costs will be in the region of £2,000 — I 'll get firm quotes when you let me know if these specs are OK |
| 11 | Many a wet day was passed in this way for he let me help him , or did I hinder ? |
| 12 | I told my Mum that I had a headache so she let me stay at home . |