Example sentences of "[modal v] let [pn reflx] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May , ’ said Aunt Bedelia , ‘ I do n't think you should let yourself get worked up like that . |
| 2 | She 'd let herself go , last night — but she was none the worse for it , was she ? |
| 3 | It was a shock realizing she knew almost nothing of Midnight ; all the worse because she 'd let herself begin to depend on him . |
| 4 | If only you would let yourself go ! |
| 5 | I tell myself that I will let myself lie in bed for another five minutes though I stipulate that I am not allowed to go back to sleep and that I have to count out the five-minutes in my head . |
| 6 | Bill : You can let yourself go . |
| 7 | So it is no wonder that so many people go to ‘ sweaty Ecstasy raves ’ because at least there they can let themselves go . |
| 8 | ‘ She says she can be herself with me , for the first time ; can let herself go . ’ |