Example sentences of "let [pron] [adv] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let himself out of the front door and when he was beyond the shelter of the porch he felt the sting of rain on his cheeks . |
| 2 | Duncan let himself out of the car as Myeloski walked round to him . |
| 3 | Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door . |
| 4 | When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door . |
| 5 | He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm helping to set out the stalls for the hospital bazaar — should be back about midday , ’ she called , as she let herself out of the house . |
| 7 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 8 | Then she let herself out of the farmhouse , and started to walk . |
| 9 | Carolyn let herself out of the french windows and made her way along the trodden track to her garden , now a dug rectangle of some eight by twelve yards , backing on to the wall of Keswick 's warehouse . |
| 10 | After six o'clock , when the cheap rate had started , Karen King let herself out of the side door of Aunt Jane 's bungalow and walked the quarter of a mile to the public call box . |
| 11 | The woman who had let him out of the darkness of the birth-cave into the light . ’ |
| 12 | I could have done a little the papers let them off of the hook for years ! |
| 13 | He admits both his dogs have strayed in the past , after callers let them out of his garden . |
| 14 | I want to see you again just as soon as they let me out of this hospital . |
| 15 | ‘ What I require , Rasputin , is that you let me out of here and let me see Elaine . ’ |
| 16 | " At home , if they let me out of here in time , " I said . |
| 17 | Once I got arrested one morning for soliciting , but they let me out of the police station ; I got arrested the same afternoon , they let me out again ; I got arrested in the evening and they kept me in and took me to court the next day . |
| 18 | ‘ Let me out of here , you bloody fool ! ’ |
| 19 | He rattled a huge ring of keys and let me out of the cell . |
| 20 | As soon as we were married he took me off to Scotland , kept me there in virtual purdah , never let me out of his sight — his jealousy was manic . |
| 21 | Dear brother , let me out of this awful place and the blessed Virgin will reward you . |
| 22 | ‘ Let me out of here . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Let me out of here — at once ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Let me out of here ! ’ she spluttered helplessly as he tightened his arms about her slim figure , ignoring her struggles with contemptuous ease . |
| 25 | Erlich let himself out of the room . |
| 26 | Just give 'em half a chance , they 'll whip you in and the only way they let you out of them places is feet first , in a box . ’ |
| 27 | Her picture on the cover of Elle magazine , when she was still a schoolgirl of fifteen from a strict bourgeois family , led her to Roger Vadim , who let her out of her birdcage by marrying her in 1952 despite parental reluctance . |
| 28 | Edna , worried about Celia , managed to get down to Four Winds for a little while each day and , as soon as Mrs Rafferty was discharged from hospital , resumed her duties with the child , who hardly let her out of her sight . |
| 29 | Scamperin' round the market whenever I let her out of my sight . |
| 30 | She stared down at her plate , wishing she knew what to answer , wishing she were somewhere else but they never let her out of their sight . |