Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 She did , and the sudden flare of her eyes made him let her go .
2 I think my guards bribed him to let us pass .
3 Onlookers said they heard him admit that he ‘ had a drink ’ the previous night .
4 The splendour of the room never failed to unsettle him , and the fact that everyone else was going through the same series of salutations did nothing to make him feel more comfortable .
5 ‘ The doctors said what does it matter as long as he is alive but they do n't think about the quality of life .
6 How many times had she heard him tell someone that ?
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