Example sentences of "[conj] let her [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She 'd hoped , thought , it would be nice if he had taken her to lunch sometimes , or let her stay to breakfast in his room at the Franz Joseph instead of pushing her out early and sending her back to the Gasthaus . |
| 2 | Beside her stood a pleasant-looking , round , grey-haired woman , unsure of what to do , hesitating about whether to hush the weeping figure or let her cry . |
| 3 | Presumably he should have shot her or let her drown , rather than make a present of her to the French , but there were some things Karelius could not bring himself to do . |
| 4 | let out the rope that let her basket down |
| 5 | When we get back to the house , Marie gives me the key to the door and I unlock it and let her go in first . |
| 6 | Snap the cockpit hood into place , gun the mighty engines of the Foxbat into life , taxi towards the nearest runway and let her go . |
| 7 | He walked her to the centre of the room , and let her go . |
| 8 | Beyond this there was little of importance which she could tell and Dalgliesh had briefly heard her story and let her go . |
| 9 | Of course we did n't interfere with her , just pulled down her drawers , you know , and put the barley in and let her go . ’ |
| 10 | Rachaela had not offered her anything to drink , and let her go to the door unaided , pulling on her ridiculous gloves , until she looked like a parody of a bear . |
| 11 | He laughed at her look of long-suffering , and let her go . |
| 12 | He stood back then , and let her go , and she mounted the first flight , and the second , planting her fashionable square heels firmly on the beautiful old wood , which was austerely and very properly without covering , and recorded her movements accurately for anyone listening below . |
| 13 | He gave a wry smile and let her go . |
| 14 | She guessed it was pretty obvious that she had nothing to come back with when , his expression grimmer than ever , ‘ We 'll finish this conversation inside , ’ he clipped , and although Fabia would by far have preferred that he simply hand over her car keys and let her go on her way , she realised that there were some responsibilities in life which you just could n't duck . |
| 15 | Then he led her to his bed and let her sleep , childlike in her position as she sucked her thumb . |
| 16 | She was tired , he said ; they would go for a walk before breakfast and let her sleep as long as she needed . |
| 17 | ‘ Leave her there and let her sleep it off , ’ said Constance . |
| 18 | Practice really does make perfect , so encourage her to play with dressing-up clothes and let her dress up dolls and teddy bears ( this is equally important for boys , too ! ) . |
| 19 | ‘ You must go out of this house , ’ said the little grey man , ‘ and call to the West Wind , and show her your key , when she comes , and let her carry you where she will , without struggle or alarm . |
| 20 | I want you to bring the nurse down here and let her tell you what she told me . |
| 21 | And just dip it in and let her suck it . |
| 22 | Sometimes Anne was annoyed by this unnecessary furtiveness and sometimes wondered why John had not explained the situation to her sooner and let her decide whether she wished to be involved with him , but she pushed these doubts aside . |
| 23 | She stood up to walk stiffly around the desk , glaring at him as he stepped politely to one side and let her precede him from the room . |
| 24 | Her smooth-soled court shoes glissaded in the glazed turf , and he stood solidly , large feet planted , and let her slide bodily against him . |
| 25 | He clipped the lead on to the dog with cold hands which would hardly function , and let her pull him up the slope as fast as he could make his legs move . |
| 26 | Suddenly he decided to take a chance : somehow they would get Therese on to the stage in that ridiculous boy 's costume and let her sing . |
| 27 | So he sat still and let her talk , murmuring answers to the few questions she asked him , trying to memorize details that might be important . |
| 28 | He lay back limp as a rag and let her do it , the way he always let people do things for him , not lifting a finger . |
| 29 | Then eject her from the taxi , propel her on to its bonnet , and let her do the business from Singin' in the Rain . |
| 30 | If , for whatever reason , a husband initially commands higher rates of pay than his wife it makes economic sense for him to ‘ specialize ’ in paid work and let her shoulder the brunt of the partnership 's unpaid chores ( Becker , 1981 , 1985 ; for a critique see Owen , 1987 ) . |