Example sentences of "let [pron] go [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sara wished she had not been so petty when Fairfax had called , and had let him go on thinking it was Matthew 's old family house . |
| 2 | Let them go on thinking of you as una paloma . |
| 3 | In the end , I simply let them go on thinking what they wanted to think . ’ |
| 4 | But there is a sense in which , because people are living longer , er we tend to think , ‘ well , let them go on working ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ You let me go on believing that you were one of their crew , ’ she persisted heatedly , provoked by his bland unconcern . |
| 6 | They just let you go on buying on the never-never . |
| 7 | I admit I let you go on believing … but that was before — ’ |
| 8 | And , scornfully , ‘ Because you were obviously terrified of unattached women , I let you go on thinking … |
| 9 | This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ‘ I love you , I love you , I love you , ’ believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing . |
| 10 | Well i i and if it cried well you let it cry , you just let it go on crying until it was so tired it went to sleep . |
| 11 | I think the important thing is not to let them go away thinking , you know , oh , why did I bother , there 's obviously no point in carrying on with it . |
| 12 | Worse , she had been prepared to let him go on using her , had he chosen to do so . |
| 13 | She looked back at him now , at the handsome , sculpted face , and was aware of a sudden inexplicable urge to let him go on believing that she was married . |
| 14 | She was unsure now why she had decided to let him go on believing that , and she felt torn by a sudden desire to tell him the truth . |
| 15 | It seemed pointless to let him go on reproaching himself . |
| 16 | And the designers have built in reassuring similarities to the products you know and love , such as the ‘ Lotus Classic ’ menu option in Lotus for Windows , which lets you go on using the familiar ‘ / ’ method to bring up menus , until you get used to the state-of-the-art stuff . |
| 17 | " But how could you let me go on thinking you were dead ? |
| 18 | I says , Why let me go on see I was getting about a month learning you see . |
| 19 | A diary entry of the period reads , ‘ Daddy wo n't let me go out to play or listen to Children 's Hour or read stories . |
| 20 | ‘ We ca n't let them go without doing something , ’ I said , thinking of poor Josef . |
| 21 | I want you to tell me a few things and then I 'll let you go back to sleep , all right ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't let her go round damning that wretched girl and starting a vendetta . |
| 23 | He 'd thought that it was a nickname , that it meant nothing special , and they 'd let him go on thinking that way until he 'd found out different . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'd let us go on using the park if you wrote and told him it was n't us who left the litter lying about , Guider . ’ |
| 25 | The new owner , Mr. Bolsover , came to see me last week , and I 'm afraid he may not let us go on using the barn . |