Example sentences of "and let [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And what 's more , Uncle Pumblechook , realizing that this boy 's fortune may be made by going to Miss Havisham 's , has offered to take him into town tonight in his carriage , and let him sleep in his own house , and deliver him tomorrow to Miss Havisham 's . |
| 32 | Bring fully into the consciousness of your patient that particular lift of his mother 's eyebrows which he learnt to dislike in the nursery and let him think how he dislikes it . |
| 33 | She was n't going to do it again , and let him think that she could still be affected by anything he said , or by the way he looked at her . |
| 34 | ‘ And I am still your maid , ’ McAllister had said gaily to him , but , of course , she was now less and less of a maid and more a member of the family , working side by side with Matey in cheerful equality , living and playing with them in the evening , and when Dr Neil spoke of the wedding day again she said that she must write to her uncle at least , before anything could be arranged , and let him think that she had done so . |
| 35 | Let him take his chauffeur 's cap off very slowly and say softly to me , ‘ oh sir , I do n't never want to work for anyone else , never ’ ; let him kneel by the side of the great bed , in the moonlight , and let him lean over to kiss me gently on the lips and to run his leather-gloved hand tenderly across my cheek , across my lips , through my hair , saying all the time , ‘ oh sir , I 'm here sir , I 'm right here , I 'm right here by the bed ; was you calling me sir , did you call me ? ’ |
| 36 | But it was I mean you have to admit erm and I 'm I 'll bring Mr Power in and let him speak for himself , but you have to admit that it from what we 've just heard , it started in nineteen seventy four , it 's been going on a long time . |
| 37 | She put up a token resistance , but , knowing that she only existed on his sufferance , opened her mind to him and let him prowl . |
| 38 | We might do better to find the hired assassin and let him lead us to McCloy . ’ |
| 39 | Silly noises like raspberries are an excuse for a good giggle — see how many you can come up with , and let him copy you . |
| 40 | She was suddenly far too aware that they were alone and would n't be disturbed until morning , too aware that the man whose overpowering masculine strength filled the room was her husband and had certain rights , too aware that the last frail layer of her protective façade had been shattered forever when she had wept in his arms and let him comfort her . |
| 41 | Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts , and let him return to the Lord and he will have compassion on him . |
| 42 | She grunted and let him help her sit . |
| 43 | You had him in the palm of your hand and let him escape . |
| 44 | " For pity 's sake be still and let him get a word in edgeways . " |
| 45 | It is not possible to take separate sectors of administration , appoint an official to be in charge , give him a budget and let him get on with it , because if anything is raised in the press or in the House about this sector , there must be an immediate channel of communications to and instructions from the top . |
| 46 | Devlin kept his eyes closed and let him get on with it . |
| 47 | He put himself right before every one of them , and he was so intelligent at the job that all I had to do was to ride him quietly and let him jump without fussing him . ’ |
| 48 | They thought that my father was a bad parent because he dressed Eric in girl 's clothes and let him run wild , and my mother let them take him because she did n't like children in general and Eric in particular ; she thought he was bad for her karma in some way . |
| 49 | Holly-Tallis felt impelled to straddle the force of magic , and knelt above the grinning wood and let him enter , let him feed upon her and fertilize the growth of birds . |
| 50 | and let him listen to the heart |
| 51 | Let him amuse the Emperor ( Napoleon III ) with evasive replies and let him annihilate Austria for ever . |
| 52 | I dared not turn and let him see my face . |
| 53 | All you need do is look after your father , and let him see you 're cheerful . |
| 54 | She drew back a little , and let him see her face whole again , and in focus . |
| 55 | The stoma care nurse and ward nurses were able to answer his questions over the next few days and also showed Mr Reynolds some of the bags which can be worn over a stoma and let him practise handling these . |
| 56 | There was n't too much to tell , and after Rutherford had finished he would leave the American in the room with the file and let him gut it for himself . |
| 57 | So he wor it 's , it 's very difficult to keep your mouth shut and let him realize |
| 58 | And let him lose as well the testicles which excited his hot lust . |
| 59 | Then call Meany on 051 7092714 and let him know all about it . |
| 60 | Finally , on the day that I 'd promised to ring the breeder back and let him know one way or the other , a miracle happened — one of those strokes of luck that seem to come along when you least expect them to . |