Example sentences of "[adv] to let [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Frozen in shock for a few seconds , she recovered her wits sufficiently to let out an outraged scream , and to catapult into a kneeling position , grabbing the bedspread to cover herself .
2 NOW you can see the fearsome fighters of the WWF in your own home — if you 're brave enough to let in a muscular gang of mighty strong men .
3 She covered it with her other hand , then , fearing that a hot hand might be enervating , she opened her fingers just wide enough to let in a little air and light .
4 The windows were sparkling , the ivy stripped away to let in the light .
5 I was well satisfied ; I had beaten what I considered to be a bogey track for me , determined not to let either the track or the stadium get the better of me .
6 Whenever the doorkeeper opened up to let in an applicant who had left his card in time a great throng would press forward , hurling their plans through the door like assegais .
7 As one member commented , " it will be like a curtain being drawn back to let in the sunlight " .
8 With nothing more than a saw , pocket knife and file he resolved how to let just the right amount of ink out and air in , and made a fountain pen to his own design .
9 Timber-frame construction is , however , naturally energy-saving , and the Thamesmead houses have been designed to maximise the heat available by pitching as many roofs as possible to the south , and placing rooflights strategically to let in the heat of the sun , according to Geoffrey Wigfall of Wigfall Group Practice .
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