Example sentences of "[adv] let me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'd better let me lead , then , ’ said Gurder , in a matter-of-fact voice . |
| 2 | You 'd better let me carry you down . ’ |
| 3 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better let me tell him later . ’ |
| 5 | Better let me watch it , I 'm gon na watch that . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd better let me have your name . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Here pet , better let me take some of your things . ’ |
| 8 | You 'd better let me fight my own battle . ’ |
| 9 | Only thirty five of the hundred here think that we er , need this monarchy so let me ask you a final question , do you think Britain , therefore , should be a republic ? |
| 10 | ‘ Ace , if you 'd only let me explain ! |
| 11 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 12 | The young man faltered , but managed , ‘ If you 'll only let me show you — ’ |
| 13 | And if she would only let me have Annie round ’ — his thumb was wagging again — ‘ the place would be spotless . ’ |
| 14 | He would just gently let me know his opinion . |
| 15 | ‘ If you 'd just let me finish before diving in to protect your honour you might find it was n't actually endangered , ’ Luke retorted with dangerous mildness . |
| 16 | And if you 'll just let me handle it , I also know exactly how you can get everything you want . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll ring Mr Pritchard to fetch me in the morning if you 'll just let me stay the night . ’ |
| 18 | Why do n't you just let me come and live up here as your guest ? |
| 19 | If you should ever want to go fishing , or maybe to take a look at the bird islands , you will just let me know ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ They might have happened by now if you 'd just let me see this … opera , TV series , pop-up-book , whatever the hell it is ; and if you 'd let me talk to a few people . |
| 21 | ‘ If yer 'll just let me play a tune I 'll give yer me penny . ’ |
| 22 | Probably too weak ; and , even if she was n't , I expected she would just let me crack my skull on the pavement because women like to see men helpless . |
| 23 | Let me let me just let me get this pack out for you to take away . |
| 24 | ‘ Perhaps you can just let me have a few details … |
| 25 | He might kill me , but he could n't just let me die . |
| 26 | She got up , went over to their table with the half-smoked stub , and said in her best BBC voice : " Excuse me , but I wonder whether you could possibly let me have a light ? |
| 27 | Would you still let me kiss you ? ’ |
| 28 | Ten of that eleven people in the last two weeks , sort of , complaining about but they do n't always let me know so that I can document it , that 's the problem . |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't ever let me hear you say that again . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Whether yer believe it or not , do n't ever let me see or know yer 've 'ad anything to do with 'er agen , ’ she concluded . |