Example sentences of "[noun pl] to let i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told myself I was waiting out there for the signals to let me know David and Leon had gone to bed , lights switched off at their bedroom windows , at least some movement of the curtains . |
| 2 | A curate at St Luke 's , an older man from the West Indies , almost persuaded my parents to let me go out to Codrington College in the West Indies , but my headmaster was firm against this , expressing the hope that I might get a scholarship to an English university . |
| 3 | That first day at school depressed me , and during the next few days I begged my parents to let me stay at home , which of course was out of the question . |
| 4 | ‘ I shall convince the parents to let me come and stay with you in the holidays , ’ Antonia had promised . |
| 5 | I 've written macros to let me print each label with a unique number , set page lengths to the size of the labels plus the gutter between them — in short , I spent too long sorting the problem out , certainly more time than it was worth . |
| 6 | I phoned your office on 6 April and left a message asking you or your colleagues to let me know the position but I have not heard to date . |