Example sentences of "[not/n't] let him [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | No matter what it cost her , she could not let him leave without trying to speak to him . |
3 | Even after the king is killed and Macbeth is named king his ambition will not let him leave it at that . |
4 | She declared : ‘ We will not let him sit there for seven years . |
5 | But at that moment , as Cicely and Guthrie Hepwood came back into the house from the stables , all she knew was that , while she still wanted Naylor , she could not let him make love to her — not in his aunt 's and uncle 's house with them only in the next-door room , for all she knew . |
6 | Antony looked apologetic but Connon did not let him speak . |
7 | They would not let him pass . |
8 | She could not let him throw last night in her face . |
9 | His colleagues , and his boss , President Raul Alfonsin , would not let him succeed . |
10 | This was one of the voyages in which the men of science were in charge , in that the point of the expedition was scientific ; often there had been frustration among scientists on voyages because the captain 's instructions , or his interpretation of them , did not let him stay at interesting places as long as they would have liked , or put enough boats and crews at their disposal . |
11 | Cameron would not let him go . |
12 | Yet I could not let him go : his love was too precious to me , and I knew I would never find its like again . |
13 | Now Whitaker must concentrate on an Olympic challenge with the charismatic grey , as Mr and Mrs Bradley , who would not let him go to Seoul , have given permission for him to compete in Barcelona . |
14 | She would not let him go . |
15 | The father , thinking it was some foolish notion she had taken to have him out of the boat , took no notice of her frantic signs , but she would not let him go , and dragged him with almost superhuman effort out of the boat . |
16 | PACKIE BONNER is angry that Glasgow Celtic boss Liam Brady would not let him go on loan to Premier Division club Middlesbrough . |
17 | We did not let him go upstairs , but one day Tabby found him on my bed . |
18 | Gilbert ceased struggling , realising that Cardiff would not let him go until he knew more . |
19 | It was hard to leave , too , because the parents of my good friend Henry Clerval would not let him go to university with me . |
20 | One of his targets was former Pool midfieldman Don Hutchison , but Liverpool would not let him go . |
21 | Pictures of him have been circulated to staff at Shorefield Country Park , near Lymington , Hants , with the warning : Do not let him compete . |
22 | And do not let him think he is to be parted from you forever Ellen for this would not be the truth . |
23 | I would not let him eat anything canned or frozen , I spoilt him to pieces . |
24 | She would not let him matter . |
25 | She would not let him get under her skin . |
26 | She could not let him get close to her . |
27 | ‘ Do not let him hear you do that , ’ Paul said to her . |
28 | A sob she would not let him hear racked her from head to foot . |
29 | Now they could not let him slip away . |
30 | She would not let him confuse her with his lies . |