Example sentences of "but let [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But let them think on this . |
| 2 | In other words , I was trying to establish whether religion had been important enough in the interviewees ' childhood ( at least , as it was now remembered ) for it to be mentioned , without any prompting on my part ; and then , I would try not to prejudge what the interviewees thought was involved in religion , but let them decide what aspect would come out ‘ naturally ’ — whether they would talk about the institutionalised churches , private prayer , a personal relationship with God , a way of looking at the world or the ultimate meaning of their existence . |
| 3 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
| 4 | Gentleman , this is to quaint you all of you cor Serning the Billing of this workhous think to starve the poore theare Stephen Wite Stratford Lews of Barfield Wile of TataSon Loyd hintlesham but let them tak care of thin Selves for farit that is hap on shall there Brains be Blown out and that as sure as death and fail not and the hous shall not be bilt a toyle for theare shall be 500 planted soon and will di all it and pull Wiles hous down . |
| 5 | But let them advance along the road at their own pace , overcoming the obstacles on their way as best they can . |
| 6 | But let them try ! |
| 7 | His arms around her , he began so gently that although McAllister was already feeling stifled , and the fear of men which had beset her for so long had begun to tighten its grip on her , she not only allowed him to kiss and fondle her face and neck , but let him undo her hair , so that it tumbled about her shoulders , as magnificent in its abandon as he had imagined it in the long nights when he had been unable to sleep . |
| 8 | She did n't rise to the remark , but let him go and change . |
| 9 | She could guess roughly what he was promising but let him keep his secret . |
| 10 | But let me give you a particular tip here . |
| 11 | But let me give you a tip — panic . |
| 12 | But let me give you some advice — big brotherly advice . ’ |
| 13 | But let me give you the peak of my experience as a cancer patient . |
| 14 | But let me give you two |
| 15 | But let me give you two concrete things you could do . |
| 16 | But let me do it in my own time , and do n't make me feel like a brood mare . |
| 17 | I know about the Islington survey , and I also share his concern about under-reporting in some areas of the country of some types of crime in particular , but let me continue with the facts before we begin to look at the solutions . |
| 18 | I will not blame you if you refuse to recognise me , but let me go . ’ |
| 19 | no , no , I was giving you an example to what would happen on the time scale , but let me go back to January nineteen eighty seven , if the brochure was printed in January nineteen eighty seven if the brochure was printed in January nineteen eighty seven and I went to buy in March , April , May nineteen eighty eight , the figures in the service charges would be out of date |
| 20 | But let me set your mind at rest . |
| 21 | But let me hasten to add that does n't mean to say that that 's what the team is worth at this moment in time , because we have players there that are worth well in excess of that figure . |
| 22 | But let me make it immediately clear what I mean by this ; what I mean to say is that Miss Kenton 's letter set off a certain chain of ideas to do with professional matters here at Darlington Hall , and I would underline that it was a preoccupation with these very same professional matters that led me to consider anew my employer 's kindly meant suggestion . |
| 23 | But let me make the point here that separatism and man-hating are different things . |
| 24 | But let me make it very clear that it probably was not the best place , a Pathfinder station , for anyone to get near to absorbing the incredible state of affairs . |
| 25 | ‘ Listen , I do n't know what you 're up to now , but let me make it quite clear that I 'm only prepared to put up with you for the sake of the station and my job . |
| 26 | ‘ But let me make it clear we 're not prepared to train the current SAP . ’ |
| 27 | But let me explain further . |
| 28 | This may not seem relevant in the light of Stuart 's subsequent death , but let me assure you it is . |
| 29 | Why they should be so flinching on this score is beyond me , but let me assure Ed that I 'm note remotely intolerant of any of them , only surprised and amused that its mention should matter to them so much . |
| 30 | We are grateful for the loose change of Messrs Lonsdale and Pugh , but let me assure you all , with a family-sized packet of Fisherman 's Friend extra throat lozenges placed firmly on my heart , that I will strive in ever-decreasing circles to bring the sponsorship of a major international to ‘ The Tip ’ to provide much needed support to our glorious team . |