Example sentences of "[noun sg] let we [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 A porter let us in and we were taken into a great yard .
2 The discipline within the team let us down when we were put under pressure — but perhaps it 's the kick in the pants we needed , ’ Jennings said .
3 A sentry let us in after looking at the Feldwebel s papers with a torch and we walked up a garden path towards a sort of suburban villa .
4 We knocked at the door , and a woman let us in .
5 ‘ Their goalkeeper made only one save in 90 minutes , so a lack of quality in the box let us down .
6 I told him about the cold-water tap , how it did not always produce more than a trickle , how frequently the pressure let us down .
7 In February , after an exhausting series of tests , the doctor let us in on the secret my father strove to keep until the end of his life .
8 A lay brother let us in through a postern gate where others took care of our horses and baggage .
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