Example sentences of "[vb past] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need to follow up the contacts already made when we invited comment on the idea of a course ( in any case , I promised to let them know what happened ) . |
| 2 | The manager of the Hotel España was very kind and thoughtful : he would have to let my apartment while I was away , should anyone want it , but promised to let me have it back when I returned after the funeral . |
| 3 | Celia promised to let me know , but I have n't seen her for weeks . ’ |
| 4 | I promised to let him know when Edgar Linton was away from home . |
| 5 | He never seemed to let it trouble him . |
| 6 | But she turned to let me undo it and I got impatient with the damn thing . |
| 7 | but she 's , she 's terrible , she 's got a good point you see you got to let them stop , but it 's just , she 's got an extremely jealous nature |
| 8 | So they agreed to let me play and I asked them where they wanted me . |
| 9 | Mrs Zamzam agreed to let me photograph her and she sat a little unsteadily beside the wall of her home just in front of the cherry tree . |
| 10 | But then he asked her what she was knitting , so she had to answer him , and after that she agreed to let him tap her chest with his rubber hammer , peer into her ears with his pencil light , and press the back of her tongue with one of Mrs Hollidaye 's silver apostle teaspoons . |
| 11 | She was impressed , and agreed to let him exhibit some work in one of the long corridors leading from reception to the dining-room . |
| 12 | They went ahead and applied to Hesel Heseltine , who agreed to let them build the power station . |
| 13 | As none of the Company 's depôts was yet ready , they pleaded that they had nowhere to put them and after discussion , the Corporation agreed to let them remain at Thornton Heath until their own new cars arrived , provided that they were permitted to use them in service on their main line , to compensate for the mileage worked by Corporation cars in Penge . |
| 14 | The band agreed to let them issue a cassette containing a free badge and it was clear that both parties were supporting each other . |
| 15 | ‘ We are all culpable in Carlotta 's death , since we agreed to let her stay behind ; we could have ordered her to return . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He agreed to let her go out , but threatened her life if she was to raise the alarm . |
| 17 | So when Grandad 's uncle , Richard Tallentire , asked if they could bring Mother up , they agreed to let her go . |
| 18 | The Vietnamese government agreed to let us work in their country . |
| 19 | He side-stepped to let her pass and they collided . |
| 20 | ‘ I happened to be in London on business when my second-in-command rang to let me know the news . |
| 21 | With reluctance , she decided to let him sleep and moved away . |
| 22 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
| 23 | On reflection , I decided to let him come to me . |
| 24 | Uncle Albert looked a bit put out , but decided to let it pass . |
| 25 | She had a strong suspicion he was laughing at her , but for the moment decided to let it pass . |
| 26 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 27 | I decided to let it go . |
| 28 | The bearer slowed to let him come up with him . |
| 29 | so I thought let him do that , |
| 30 | I 'll tell him or anyone , and I meant it , so he started on about this night at the bowling club , but it was his actions Joy , I want to know who 's coming , we need to know , I thought but why 's he fucking boss me about on my private time , anyway to cut a long story short they booked all this night out and I watched and I waited I thought let them clock that I 'm not going , so then comes a phone call , David was in the bottom office so was the letter shark , and this phone call came over and David shouted up to all of us on the machine who 's going on Thursday night ? |