Example sentences of "and [noun] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Lunch was set on the terrace , as he 'd promised , and Luce let him draw out a chair for her .
2 A car horn behind them shattered the air and Roman let her go .
3 He said the Josephs were not there and Rain let him assume they were on their way and expected to find four very wet friends .
4 For a miracle , almost boiling hot water poured out of the taps into the bath and Julia let herself have a really deep bath for once , lying there dreaming about the day when her life might be whole again and weaving plans to make it so , until the skin of her fingers and toes crinkled and the water felt cold .
5 They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her .
6 She worked the ragstore , she had worked there all her days , since she had left school — and a whisker away from a special one — what wits she had ; and wit let her steal the jacket , Mr McGregor 's broken arm .
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