Example sentences of "[modal v] let her [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think you should let her get on with it Graeme . |
| 2 | Gillian would have told , perhaps he should let her know , she would pass it on . |
| 3 | He must let her cry herself out . |
| 4 | However , I think , to borrow her own phrase and tactics , I 'll let her sweat for a bit . |
| 5 | That 's alright , I 'll let her watch it tonight . |
| 6 | But you 'll let her go now , eh ? |
| 7 | Thank you all for coming , I know that it 's , it just shows how interested some of us are that you are coming in on such a nice day as this to hear Doreen Griffiths ’ The Cinderella Army ’ or the Land Army , and I must say just reading these bits up here now , I 've got lots of questions I want to ask her when she 's finished , so we 'll let her tell |
| 8 | ‘ She wants her head , we 'll let her have it . |
| 9 | He phoned , and I answered the phone look and erm he changed the story , he said if she wants any money I 'll let her have some . |
| 10 | Then just possibly — there were no guarantees with this sort of investment — he might let her have a child in return , if only to give him someone to abuse when they both got older . |
| 11 | ‘ I could let her serve her time to me , and make her fit for a job in any shop in Ireland , but we want more than that for her , do n't we ? ’ |
| 12 | That he could let her go so easily was the final damning proof that his interest in her had been prompted by solely mercenary considerations . |
| 13 | They suggested she borrow the money until such time as they could let her have it . |
| 14 | Any minute now he would be arriving , and she 'd promised her mother she 'd let her meet him . |
| 15 | ‘ If only you 'd let her finish her drink before dancing with her . |
| 16 | I 'd let her think his journey was an emergency . |
| 17 | I 'd let her settle into the new surroundings — that way I 'd seem more supernumerary . |
| 18 | Sometimes I feel that I could get to the point where I 'd let her get on the bus [ transport to day care ] in the morning and then ring them up later and say ‘ Do n't bring her back because I wo n't let her in ’ … |
| 19 | She knew him too well to imagine he 'd let her get away easily , even when he learned there was money . |
| 20 | I 'd let her use it , I thought , if she earned it . |
| 21 | She knew she 'd made a hash of the whole thing , and she 'd let her tongue run away with her . |
| 22 | His hold on her had slackened slightly , but she did n't feel sure he 'd let her escape without an undignified fight , so she did n't push her luck . |
| 23 | And because I 'd let her fall off , she would n't be allowed to be a nun any more , because she had fallen into the lake of mud and I knew you could n't be a nun unless your clothes were clean . |
| 24 | British Rail used to let her travel in the guard 's van , but has now changed its rules . |
| 25 | Then she would let her go , no ? ’ |
| 26 | Ariel began to communicate with the strangers in English ; she told Kit about the hot springs up the mountain , hoping he would let her go there . |
| 27 | If only Ace would let her go to the pits to check for herself ! |
| 28 | THE mother of a 16-year-old girl murdered 11 years ago sought a High Court ruling yesterday that would let her bring a civil damages action against two men she alleges were responsible . |
| 29 | Perhaps they would let her make herself a sandwich … |
| 30 | Slorne stared , her feathers a silvery grey in the night , and seemed to try to find some strength which would let her speak . |