Example sentences of "and let [pn reflx] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hardly was he around the corner than the man in the parked car climbed out , crossed the road and let himself in to the apartment-block . |
| 2 | Quinn went up the stairs with their uneven treads , found number 11 and let himself in . |
| 3 | Mark wearily climbed the steps of number 89 , and let himself in . |
| 4 | And then , as they mumbled and made half-hearted climbing-down gestures that he knew would probably stop as soon as he was out of sight , he opened up the door to the club and let himself in . |
| 5 | He smelled frying bacon and heard the chatter of women as he walked across the tiled hall and let himself out through a side door . |
| 6 | The sing-song accent came to a stop and he shook my hand and let himself out , a grey man in grey clothes following his own informal idiosyncratic path towards the truth . |
| 7 | He walked back the way he had come and let himself out by a gate in the railing where a metal notice planted in the earth read : Department of the Environment . |
| 8 | ‘ Looks like you 're in charge for now , ’ he said , and let himself out . |
| 9 | In choked desolation , she watched him walk quietly to the door and let himself out . |
| 10 | He dropped a quick kiss on her cheek and let himself out , and she wandered round the flat , tidying up the bits and pieces and generally winding down . |
| 11 | Unbeknown to the tailor they had a key to the shop and let themselves in to sleep off their excesses . |
| 12 | I was going to tell her I had taken her keys and let myself back into the house , " he added , " but I arrived too late . |
| 13 | I took a shorter way than Sapt and when I reached the moat , I hid my horse in the trees , tied my rope round a strong tree and let myself down into the water . |
| 14 | I had a coffee and some toast , washed up and let myself out . |
| 15 | The door was locked but I got out my key and let myself in . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I shut the door , crossed the yard , and let myself in through the kitchen . |
| 17 | So I came back and let myself in . |
| 18 | I go up the steps in two effortless bounds and let myself in . |
| 19 | She was glad she had the stone , when he came into the byre ; she was waiting for him as he had asked her to , she had made her way across the orchard in the fresh blue morning and let herself in through the wooden door by lifting it off its hinges , since the bolt had rusted fast long ago , and she had looked up at the full moon of the sky in the chimney hole at the centre of the round shelter 's roof , and with her stone which was sharp as a shearing knife with a bright , honed blade the marks of the whetstone were still visible in pale striations like scouring tracks — she scraped her name into one of the stones on the interior , as many others had done before her , in tall shapely capitals , the only letters she knew . |
| 20 | As Rachel reached her flat and let herself in she found herself trying to remember whether David had been there that evening when her mother had sent for her . |
| 21 | Fabia reached Ven 's suite and let herself in , walked across the sitting-room and into her bedroom where she sat down on the edge of the bed , and felt , for the moment , defeated . |
| 22 | Maggie stood up , shot the bolt and let herself out . |
| 23 | Going into the hall , she flung on a coat , pocketed the keys lying on the silver salver , and let herself out into the night . |
| 24 | When she 'd finished she got her bag and anorak , checking that she had enough in her purse for bus fare , and let herself out the kitchen door . |
| 25 | She 'd make for the kitchen , she thought , and let herself out through the back door . |