Example sentences of "do [adv] [pers pn] let " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Why did n't they let me take Drama ? |
2 | ‘ Why did n't you let us know you were coming ? ’ |
3 | Why did n't you let me know he was ill ? |
4 | As their hired limousine purred back to Heathrow airport , Buzz asked , ‘ Why did n't you let me know she was ill ? |
5 | ‘ Why did n't you let us know ? ’ said her mother rather reproachfully . |
6 | ‘ It 's lovely to see you , Daddy , but why did n't you let me know earlier ? |
7 | " Why did n't you let me know before ? " |
8 | Why did n't you let me know you were coming ? ’ |
9 | Why did n't you let us crack the egg ? |
10 | So why did n't you let me have that one then ? |
11 | So why did n't you let me go |
12 | Why did n't he let him out ? |
13 | I came out that shop and I thought and why the fucking hell did n't he let us try it on there and then ? |
14 | ‘ Why do n't we let her go if that 's what she wants . |
15 | They having turkey at Christmas or do n't they let you know ? |
16 | Do n't you let her know what you 're up to , mind . |
17 | Now , why do n't you let young Morton take you home ? ’ |
18 | ‘ Why do n't you let me take you out , Kate ? ’ |
19 | ‘ Why do n't you let me take over the accounts ? ’ |
20 | Obviously eager to show how indispensable he himself was , James offered : ‘ Why do n't you let me deal with this , Stephen ? |
21 | ‘ For God 's sake , Peter , ’ she said with a small and surprising explosion of irritation , ‘ why do n't you let yourself go for once ? ’ |
22 | Why do n't you let me go now , before the situation gets even worse ? ’ |
23 | Another said mournfully , ‘ Do n't you let them impose on you , dear . |
24 | I missed several classes because they put me up in , for instance I , when I came up from the infants to the big school I missed the first standard and they put me into standard two and I went from two , three , four , five , six , seven and seven and I was only eleven , you see , so I did pretty well and then the Headmaster came to my parents and said , why do n't you let her go in for a scholarship to Stowmarket Secondary and so I went in for that and er there was one other girl went as well , there were two of us and erm , and of course we only heard during the summer break and er we passed . |
25 | ‘ Look , why do n't you let me demonstrate — ’ |
26 | ‘ But why do n't you let me cook it ? |
27 | one thing and another and I said oh I do n't know , and there are Sunday and said look about taking Matthew , why do n't you let him go and I said well it 's a , it 's a long time , you know for |
28 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
29 | Do n't you let that poor dolly go out in |
30 | Listen why do n't you let us pull the door to nan |