Example sentences of "[adv] let [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd better let her take you home or she 'll eat me alive and spit out the bones . ’ |
| 2 | She made for the new extension , hoping she had imagined that speculative look in her young assistant 's eye , and feeling that she 'd better let him think the Palmer & Pearson file had dropped on her desk while he was absent on Friday . |
| 3 | Looking round , he saw that the young accomplice had retrieved the knife and was pointing it at him like a gun , stammering : ‘ You 'd better let him go , d' you hear ? ’ |
| 4 | This was not what he and Pilger wanted at all — he had better let him know what was happening . |
| 5 | And knowing how close Mickey is to him , I thought we had better let him know . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 'd better let me lead , then , ’ said Gurder , in a matter-of-fact voice . |
| 7 | You 'd better let me carry you down . ’ |
| 8 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better let me tell him later . ’ |
| 10 | Better let me watch it , I 'm gon na watch that . |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd better let me have your name . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Here pet , better let me take some of your things . ’ |
| 13 | You 'd better let me fight my own battle . ’ |
| 14 | You 'd better let us look after you now , ’ or ‘ We 've talked it over , and we 've decided to offer you a home with us . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd better let you go in . ’ |
| 16 | I better let you go . |
| 17 | Better let you go had n't I ? |
| 18 | ‘ Ah well , in that case , I 'd better let you know that I 've asked Paul Spence to do some of the revision classes for your part of the course . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd better let you know what we have got in stock just in case there 's anything there that you 're |
| 20 | I 'm originally from 80 Km north of there — a wee place called Castlebar and before you start slagging off Mayo footballers , I 'd better let you know I know this year 's hurling result ! ! ! |
| 21 | Only thirty five of the hundred here think that we er , need this monarchy so let me ask you a final question , do you think Britain , therefore , should be a republic ? |
| 22 | ‘ Ace , if you 'd only let me explain ! |
| 23 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 24 | The young man faltered , but managed , ‘ If you 'll only let me show you — ’ |
| 25 | And if she would only let me have Annie round ’ — his thumb was wagging again — ‘ the place would be spotless . ’ |
| 26 | When they moved our Mrs R. would only let them take a bed and some crockery . |
| 27 | Well , if you 'd only let us know we 'd of |
| 28 | Whether it be Microsoft , WordPerfect Guildsoft or any of the other software houses and importers , they can only let you know when an upgrade offer is on if they know who you are . |
| 29 | Even if they 'd let them in let them get their seats and said look the bar is not open . |
| 30 | He would just gently let me know his opinion . |