Example sentences of "let me [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those friends on the police force who would doubtless fail to remember me these nights had even let me have carbons of a few rap sheets . |
| 2 | But , because she knew nothing of the business , I insisted that she let me handle things . |
| 3 | Let me clarify events . |
| 4 | Where there is the darkness of unbelief , let me spread light ; where there is the hate of social strife , love ; where there is the error of heresy , truth ; where there is the frustration of sin , forgiveness ; where there are Muslims , devotion to Mary . |
| 5 | ‘ Let me tell yow if you ever lay a finger on her yerself , I 'll 'ave the authorities on yer , ’ Mrs Smith was not to be bested . |
| 6 | Okay , let me bring Jean back in , your comments to that then Jean — that 's the answer . |
| 7 | Let me repeat Edmund Burke 's remark : ‘ Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little . ’ |
| 8 | Now this motion does not seem to understand government housing policy so let me explain government housing policy , I do n't agree with all of it but this , this is the policy bit . |
| 9 | Miss Havisham had never intended to make me rich , or let me marry Estella . |
| 10 | Let me telephone Monaco . |
| 11 | ‘ Let me eat cake , ’ she said . |
| 12 | Let me advise Council now , that if they proceed down this primrose path any further then it becomes a resignation issue for me and , I suspect , many others who can not believe this farrago . |
| 13 | Let me pay Scotland just one praise . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Where there is despair let me give hope . |
| 16 | Erm Where there 's despair let me give hope . |
| 17 | Let me give examples . |
| 18 | Where there is darkness let me give light and where there is sadness let me give joy . |
| 19 | Where there is darkness let me give light and where there is sadness let me give joy . |
| 20 | You let me make love to you fiercely , you have given yourself to me when you have good cause to hate men ! ’ |
| 21 | Rosie let me make currant men . |
| 22 | ‘ Then let me make excuses for her ! ’ she flared . |
| 23 | Let me research Yuri Varienski . |
| 24 | Let me quote Professor Adolf Butenandt , Nobel prize-winning biologist : ‘ Even though modern biology provides us with a new outlook and a deeper insight into the nature of many living phenomena , it does not answer the question of what life itself is . ’ |
| 25 | And let me quote Locke er here we are are we he says but submitting to the laws of any country , living quietly and enjoying privileges and protection under them , makes not a man a member of that society then he goes on a little bit further down nothing can make any man so but is actually entering into it by positive engagement and express promise and compact . |
| 26 | I once governed you [ for so she thinks ] and you did as I wanted , you let me deliver Dulé , my wonder , my child , a hero to our people , from death by water , I healed the barren and the sick and granted the silly dreams of lovers , and much other magic besides , so HEAR ME NOW , now that I only hear groans and Dulé hobbles on slit ankles as he rails and Ariel is captive again and croons over Roukoubé and does not speak . |
| 27 | Now , let me go spreadsheet . |
| 28 | Let me hold Ben while you go and get 'im . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't yow ever let me catch yow using that terrible stuff agen ! ’ he bawled . |
| 30 | Now le let me ask Alison |