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 . |