Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] let [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What you have to steal : If you have an expensive car sitting in the driveway , or inadvertently let slip in the pub about your latest classy hi-fi , you could be drawing attention to your house as being potentially worth breaking into . |
| 2 | Charlie felt he had suffered enough insults for one day and suddenly let rip , ‘ Sergeant Trumper , 7312087 . |
| 3 | Switch off the television set , follow the recipes , get out and walk , and just LET GO . |
| 4 | LWT revealed the details of a similar scheme yesterday and also let slip that its advertising revenue and market share were on the slide . |
| 5 | Ruth stayed still , kneeling on the yellow shore , and presently let go of Fand 's dead hand . |
| 6 | She screwed her face tight and then let go and relaxed the muscles . |
| 7 | And then let go . |
| 8 | I got up the anchor , rowed what I estimated to be about five yards , and then let go the anchor again , and peered ahead . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , there was that young man they arrested and then let go , and Mr Willard , of course , and who knows how many others ? |
| 10 | You 've got ta hold it down and then let go . |
| 11 | Well , if I draft something and then let look at it cos she made notes ? |
| 12 | Sit it on a hill and wait till the enemy is within half range and then let fly . |
| 13 | Owen 's black eyes , deep-set and far-seeing , stared blindly inward , narrowed after some vision they had almost captured , and yet let slip . |
| 14 | It was a faint constellation lying between Leo and Gemini , and a twelfth of the world 's population born under its sign had long pincers and never let go . |