Example sentences of "[modal v] not let [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That will give us many important opportunities which we must not let drop . |
| 2 | Lisa 's mind , for some reason , like a dog with a bone , could not let go of the subject of Nina . |
| 3 | They would not let go . |
| 4 | He would not let go of it . |
| 5 | Within weeks , it became perfectly plain that the parish was in the inflexible grip of a powerful and intractable laity , who would not let go . |
| 6 | It is part of the dream , the nightmares that came before , the one that would not let go … |
| 7 | Once the gila monster gets its teeth into its prey it will not let go . |
| 8 | In the other the Lapith 's left hand must have been gripping the Centaur 's head ( lost ) while with his right he thrusts a weapon into the breast of the creature , who yet will not let go of his prize with either hand though with both hers she tugs at one . |
| 9 | Weary not only with Stephen , but also , perhaps even more , with this lady who sinks her teeth into empire and will not let go . |
| 10 | And he will not let go . |
| 11 | ‘ We have spent 10 years of hard work building up the reputation of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup and we will not let go of it lightly , ’ he said . |