Example sentences of "let it [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So taken with this image was former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that she let it be known throughout the realm that Marks & Spencer was the place she bought her underwear . |
| 2 | She let it be known that this was a cause she would wish to be supported and therefore we intend to open a Fund for a period of six months from 1st March — 1st September at the end of which time the Society will donate the money to the hospital in Molly 's name . |
| 3 | Even then she might have decided not to answer him , or she could have let it be seen by accident before knowing what it was . |
| 4 | Much more important , the interior ministry has let it be known that it is dropping its draconian controls on the use of photocopying machines . |
| 5 | Sir Alan has in the past written about his deep misgivings over intervention and has recently let it be known in the City that he believes the economy is at last showing signs of pronounced slowdown , a view not fully shared by the Treasury . |
| 6 | The Bolsheviks had let it be known that they wished to end their war with Germany , and after The Revolution in October 1917 , in Russia , the Bolsheviks were able to seize power and , in December 1917 , they signed an alliance with Germany . |
| 7 | In fact there was nothing ‘ reasonable ’ about it , and Bismarck knew this , for at the first whisper of Leopold 's appearance on the scene the French Ambassador had , officially , let it be known to Berlin that this candidacy would never be accepted by Napoleon III . |
| 8 | ‘ Prof. Francis ’ was tolerated because he was so amiable ; he had let it be known that he had taught piano in an unnamed music conservatory somewhere , hence the professorship . |
| 9 | He would also have known that Palmerston , having let it be known that he had asked Scott to submit a new design , was very unlikely to change his mind , and it was perhaps to give the appearance of some purpose to the delegation that he and Tite made their request for another competition . |
| 10 | Mr Major has let it be known privately that the chancellor will not be moved in the New Year reshuffle . |
| 11 | By a chance remark in passing in the Sierra hotel bar where the foreigners were billeted , a remark in the hearing of a senior Iraqi scientist , the Swede had let it be known that he found the missile programme tedious , that he really needed more challenging work . |
| 12 | The 32 members of the Moores family who still own 100% of Littlewoods , have let it be known that the sale has begun ; the biggest part of the Littlewoods Organisation — mail order catalogues — is on the market , with a reputed price tag in excess ( probably well in excess ) of £350 million . |
| 13 | In fact , said Mr Liley , some companies in the field had tried this , but the customers had let it be known that this was not what was wanted . |
| 14 | Alia had also let it be known that Albania intended to take part in the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) , from which it alone had stood aside until now . |
| 15 | The government had let it be known on Sept. 30 that it would not now call a general election in 1991 . |
| 16 | As the recession deepened [ see below ] , the Hawke government began 1991 some 18 percentage points behind the opposition in opinion polls , raising questions concerning Hawke 's future as leader , particularly as Keating had let it be known at a National Press Club dinner in December that he believed he would make a better Prime Minister than Hawke . |
| 17 | He had let it be known that he would resign as faction leader and as a member of the Diet if he was publicly prosecuted in connection with the Sagawa Kyubin scandal . |
| 18 | Prior to the meeting , Prime Minister John Major had let it be known that he would try to persuade his fellow leaders to attend the UNCED " Earth Summit " conference to be held in Brazil next June , but this was not mentioned in the conference communiqué . |
| 19 | John Major too has let it be known he believes President Clinton 's foreign policy to be virtually indistinguishable from that of George Bush . |
| 20 | I understand it , is that erm , even given that this case is arguable , erm alright let it be argued out , but if , if er , before it is argued out you 're not entitled to collect money from a simple fund , you are frustrating the objectives of the directive |
| 21 | Let it be recorded that Namibia , with Gerhard Mans prominent , also played their part in opening the game . |
| 22 | Let it be given by the entrepreneur himself , all-seeing , omnipresent and ever available , whose personal orders are reinforced by the personal example which his employees have constantly before their eyes . ’ |
| 23 | You ca n't see the kids without so he [ husband ] let it be cut off . |
| 24 | Alfred Rosmer gave an amusing but enlightening insight into Bukharin 's character and role in 1920 , and let it be recalled that he was only 32 years old in that year . |
| 25 | Harp lager , let it be recalled , was described by its original brewer as : ‘ Designed to offend no-one ’ . |
| 26 | If this is an alternative , let it be aired before it is too late to act , for the quality for life of ourselves and for our children rests upon our careful deliberation and action now : We can no longer afford the luxury of complacency and continuous contingency reactions |
| 27 | Yet let it be detected , let it ! |
| 28 | The people replied by crying three times , ‘ Let it be done . ’ |
| 29 | " Let it be decided this way , " she said to her father . |
| 30 | In early books , especially those of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , this page may well display an ‘ imprimatur ’ ( Latin for ‘ let it be printed ’ ) , a licence from some official , religious or secular , authorising the publication . |