Example sentences of "[adv] let [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When my brother looked through his new spectacles into the Cinemascope format of the wide mirror I saw that he gently let his lower jaw fall a little so as to give himself more of the thin-faced appearance of Hank R Marvin in Summer Holiday . |
| 2 | In the morning Miss Honey said to them , ‘ One or two of you did not particularly enjoy the last occasion when the Headmistress took the class , so let us all try to be especially careful and clever today . |
| 3 | We are Mick(19) and Steve ( 18 ) and we 're in the Forces- So let us open your eyes and show you a new way of life . |
| 4 | Have you got a pic , alright , come on let us both get it |
| 5 | I just let everybody big family Ken , you know everything about everybody , |
| 6 | ‘ But it does n't alter the fact that Fernando and Maria Luisa just let us both go , and maybe it was to do with their culture and their ways , something we did n't understand , something we did wrong . ’ |
| 7 | It seemed that , every time she resolved not to let her wayward emotions get the better of her , he said something that had her responding to him like a fourteen-year-old star-struck teenager all over again . |
| 8 | Isabel stared back , trying not to let her flimsy hope show in her eyes as Matilda 's appraising look swept down to her feet and back again . |
| 9 | The Society had asked members not to let their own daughters enter the trade , but now , for a few shillings extra , they were training the girl learners . |
| 10 | The de Rochefort clan , as a whole , had a pretty strong line in contempt , Sabine decided , not letting her own polite smile slip by one iota . |
| 11 | Well I 'm not letting you I 'm not letting you two in . |
| 12 | Those teenagers left behind did not let their new skills go to waste . |
| 13 | BELVILLE : Why , Mrs. Jervis , are there any men that will not let her alone that you know of ? |
| 14 | By giving through a central fund to which all give according to their means and from which those in need receive , we fulfil our Lord 's precept : Do not let your right hand know what your left is doing . |
| 15 | But , be that as it may , I can not let our corporate accountants go undefended . |
| 16 | There was , however , no apparent motive , McLeish reminded himself , and he must not let his own uneasy conviction that Angela Morgan would have been more than capable of stirring up strong and complex emotions in those around her cloud his judgement . |
| 17 | And we always let our prospective stallions have five mares when they are two years old so we can see what type of stock they throw . |
| 18 | Within the ruling Socialist Party ( PS ) , the supporters of the " socialism and republic " faction led by Jean-Pierre Chevènement ( who resigned as Defence Minister on Jan. 29 — see p. 37941 ) refused to back presidential policy on the Gulf at a meeting of PS officials on Feb. 2 , and attacked the Feb. 1 decision temporarily to let US B-52 bombers overfly the country . |
| 19 | Even better I thought to find a society that automatically lets its existing investors know when a better deal becomes available . |
| 20 | I will also let you all know how I 'm going to deal with Transfers . |
| 21 | And do n't forget that if it 's a hotel based development he can go on letting his unsold units in the normal way . |
| 22 | Now let me just , let me just run , run the story by you . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , now let us all get some sleep ’ |
| 24 | The tall , dark-haired girl had prepared the way for me , and I said ‘ Now let us all kneel , and cry to that same Jesus who spoke those words , ’ and down on their knees they fell every one of them , reverently , on that damp stone floor , some saying the words after me , others moaning and weeping . |
| 25 | You may now let it all hang out on the walls of the 303 Gallery from 6 June to 3 July where an open-forum show called ‘ Writing on the Walls ’ invites public participation . |
| 26 | Could he really let his only child become a part of this family ? |
| 27 | Well let me just er just check on when the |
| 28 | I 've worked too damned hard to get where I am today to let it all be ruined by some silly , irresponsible female . |
| 29 | But again , he was n't letting it alone . |
| 30 | When I spoke to Mrs. Olinton she said that Mr. Olinton was so set against Scouts and Guides that he would n't even let his own daughter , Jessica , join Brownies , although she wanted to . ’ |