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

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1 I came from a pretty poorish background and now it 's nice to be able to give my parents money , and let them do things like go on holiday .
2 Let them make programmes for each other .
3 Discuss with them the issue of sharing tasks and power and let them suggest ideas for improved delegation .
4 Let them tell you , let them paint pictures .
5 the Government will throw aside the whole of these [ competition ] plans and consider what accommodation it is they want , and what sum of money they are prepared to propose to Parliament , and then let them obtain plans suited to the expenditure they propose .
6 Erm , well we let them and again we brought out the demonstrator and we let them touch condoms erm do anything they wanted with them as long as we got them back .
7 ‘ You let them play cards on a Sunday ? ’ commented Eb sourly .
8 ‘ We do n't carry their advertising , but we license our name for their use and let them take pictures of our boats . ’
9 Let me clarify events .
10 Let me give examples .
11 ‘ Then let me make excuses for her ! ’ she flared .
12 Let me warn ministers , in case they try another way of wriggling out of it , that I have the documents .
13 Nearby , pale young men wearing Save the Baby T-shirts were selling Let me Live tapes , Silent Scream videos , Mother Teresa postcards , ‘ precious feet ’ badges , ‘ stop doctors starving babies to death ’ stickers , Even Nice Girls .
14 ‘ You let someone take pictures of your daughter like this ? ’
15 Last time I let you make friends , you chained me to a table .
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17 Let her do things which help her understand the world ; stop her from doing things which are dangerous or antisocial .
18 ‘ The manufacturers let her have things , you know .
19 Dressed in flowing trousers and a tunic of billowing rose — they let her have clothes , now , providing she chose them herself by drawing what it was she wanted — she spent hours sitting at the table in the artificial sun over the balcony , the day 's book-cube dangling forgotten from her fingers .
20 Let him match pairs from heap of socks , and he 'll soon learn about colours and sizes .
21 For example , set your production manager a quantified quality standard and let him control defects .
22 If we stopped trying to rig the market in money and instead let it change hands between willing borrowers and willing lenders , its price would certainly tumble and might just about halve .
23 In practice , it will probably try to get away with transfer prices that let it shift profits into low-tax countries .
24 These above-average profits depended to some extent on the Company 's political influence in England ; in India it was not powerful enough to control the market , but its charter gave it a monopoly in England which let it push prices up further than would have been practicable if non-members of the Company ( denounced as ‘ interlopers ’ ) had been able to import cotton goods into England freely .
25 If the LTA really wants to break down the class barriers in British tennis , then let it encourage families of lesser means into the game — not discourage them .
26 If they do not and you are at first-floor level , climb on to the window sill and let yourself hang feet first , facing the wall , before letting go to lessen the height of your fall .
27 ‘ Then walk into my light , Babushka and let us hold hands , ’ said the voice softly .
28 ‘ Let us not speak , for the love we bear one another — let us hold hands and look . ’
29 Let us give examples .
30 Let us give thanks for the many people throughout history who have dedicated their lives to working for peace and justice .
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