Example sentences of "[not/n't] let he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The house sighed , wishing it had not let him start . |
| 2 | Why not let him think he 'd won the argument ? |
| 3 | All that was left to her now was to not let him know just how much he had hurt her . |
| 4 | ‘ Better not let him hear you say that , sir . |
| 5 | ‘ He should have knocked the guy cold and not let him go on to the fourth round . |
| 6 | But she did n't respond — at least she did n't do that ! — or only a little bit , only the very smallest bit , because it was so very sweet , so very exciting , so very much what she had always hoped a kiss might be , and if he believed it was what she wanted , why not let him think so ? |
| 7 | She finally turned to face him , determined to smile and not let him know what she 'd heard . |
| 8 | Her eyelashes fluttered down to hide feelings she dared not let him see . |
| 9 | ‘ Th'should tell him so , not let him walk over thee ! ’ |
| 10 | It is specially important not to let him vegetate in front of the television for long periods . |
| 11 | The blow came at a meeting on Saturday when members voted not to let him stand as an election candidate — despite a recommendation to accept him by the executive committee . |
| 12 | On the day I moved in my Mother had warned me not to let him rule my life like he 'd ruled my Father 's , but it never occurred to me to disobey him and seemed natural to follow the ‘ week planner ’ he 'd written out and pinned to the notice-board in the kitchen : Monday — Washing Tuesday — Ironing Wednesday — Youth Club etc . |
| 13 | Plus a warning not to let him start doing anything of his own . |
| 14 | ‘ Can I help you ? ’ she asked , trying not to let him see the amusement in her blue eyes . |
| 15 | Determined not to let him keep the advantage , she bundled the unwanted attraction she felt for him into a cupboard and locked the door on it , before retorting sweetly , ‘ Well , as your invitation was so pressing , I thought I might as well take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Looks like it , ’ Sarella returned , trying not to let him get the better of her this time . |
| 17 | Apparently everyone was hoping that he would n't come back here , because his people moved out after he went to prison , and asked Mrs McD not to let him know their address . ’ |
| 18 | She was determined not to let him know he still had the power to make her feel anything at all . |
| 19 | She worshipped him and was canny enough not to let him know . |
| 20 | It was better not to let him know that Chris woke regularly two or three times every night . |
| 21 | All that was left to her now was pride — pride not to let him know how much he had hurt her , pride not to let him find out how much she loved him . |
| 22 | He swung his leg over the saddle , rocked the bike off its stand and balanced it with his legs while she put on the helmet , tugged on the huge gloves and tried not to let him know she was panicking . |
| 23 | All that was left to her now was pride — pride not to let him know how much he had hurt her , pride not to let him find out how much she loved him . |
| 24 | She flushed and tried not to let him rile her . |
| 25 | Hilda would have called it not letting him worry , keeping everything smooth and secure . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't care , I am not letting him have my car . ’ |
| 27 | She walked with him to the bus-stop , would not let him walk her back to the flat , said not to follow her ; she 'd watch , be angry . |
| 28 | No matter what it cost her , she could not let him leave without trying to speak to him . |
| 29 | Even after the king is killed and Macbeth is named king his ambition will not let him leave it at that . |
| 30 | She declared : ‘ We will not let him sit there for seven years . |