Example sentences of "would not let him " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not let him eat anything canned or frozen , I spoilt him to pieces . |
| 2 | Cameron would not let him go . |
| 3 | She would not let him confuse her with his lies . |
| 4 | Now Whitaker must concentrate on an Olympic challenge with the charismatic grey , as Mr and Mrs Bradley , who would not let him go to Seoul , have given permission for him to compete in Barcelona . |
| 5 | She would not let him go . |
| 6 | This man was trying to retreat , but Fedorov would not let him . |
| 7 | The father , thinking it was some foolish notion she had taken to have him out of the boat , took no notice of her frantic signs , but she would not let him go , and dragged him with almost superhuman effort out of the boat . |
| 8 | He rose but found his chains would not let him even reach it , so he slumped on the ledge and wondered how long he would be detained . |
| 9 | Brian felt that sleep need not have been too much of a problem : he could go to sleep , but the staff would not let him . |
| 10 | PACKIE BONNER is angry that Glasgow Celtic boss Liam Brady would not let him go on loan to Premier Division club Middlesbrough . |
| 11 | The system would not let him down again . |
| 12 | His character would not let him . |
| 13 | He wanted to go on crusade at once , but his father would not let him . |
| 14 | But all the other animals had grown so suspicious of El-ahrairah and his tricks that they would not let him out of that wretched country and every day Prince Rainbow used to come walking through the marshes to make sure that El-ahrairah was still there . |
| 15 | One was new and had come instead of his uncle who was ill , but the guards would not let him in because they did not know him by sight and they nearly threw him into the ditch before they would even let him go home . |
| 16 | They would not let him pass . |
| 17 | He tried to put his arm round me , but I would not let him . |
| 18 | Gilbert ceased struggling , realising that Cardiff would not let him go until he knew more . |
| 19 | She would not let him see how much it hurt . |
| 20 | To Alex Harbury 's chagrin Riley would not let him work on the prison release dates story and sent him to interview a Girlie winner . |
| 21 | She walked with him to the bus-stop , would not let him walk her back to the flat , said not to follow her ; she 'd watch , be angry . |
| 22 | He expected to fall asleep quickly , but his heart would not let him . |
| 23 | It was hard to leave , too , because the parents of my good friend Henry Clerval would not let him go to university with me . |
| 24 | She could feel tears stinging the back of her eyes , but she would not let him see how vulnerable she was . |
| 25 | She would not let him trample over her ! |
| 26 | She would not let him defeat her . |
| 27 | She would not let him matter . |
| 28 | She would not let him get under her skin . |
| 29 | On these , on the Leventhorpes and Rempstons and Erpynghams , he could lean when he would , and they would not let him fall . |
| 30 | A sob she would not let him hear racked her from head to foot . |