Example sentences of "let [pron] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Gods , let them be safe !
2 Please gods let them be safe ! ’
3 Let them be aware that their ‘ divine ’ guidance can no longer control the minds of free-thinking youth .
4 Let me be sure I understand , ’ she said softly .
5 Let me be one of your warriors .
6 Let me be explicit .
7 Let me be specific .
8 Let me be personal here , for coming to grips with this has been an important milestone in my own life as a Christian .
9 Let me be strong .
10 Let me be clear about the reason .
11 ‘ Not at the start , Doctor , let me be clear on that point .
12 Let me be bold .
13 Let me not be prim , she thought , let me be sensible , a woman of the world , let me not be unfair .
14 Iain Vallance , chairman of British Telecom , quipped that the attitude of some of Europe 's PTTs toward competition is like that of St Augustine toward chastity : ‘ O Lord , let me be chaste , but not yet ! ’
15 God , when it 's my turn , please let me be brave , too …
16 Let me be desolate and hidden from men 's eyes … ’
17 And , well , let me be brutal , I have a new wunderkind . ’
18 Please let me be dead .
19 Oh Mother , let me be happy ! ’
20 Let me be frank with you , Cameron . ’
21 Let me be able to wash and dress myself to the last .
22 ‘ I ca n't stand possessive man , ’ she said suddenly , ‘ men who wo n't let go of me , let me be myself , let me be free .
23 Clare stretched out one regal hand across the whitening wasteland. ‘ 'Yea , and let there be also a shady spot , with trees ; and let there be small yellow flowers , with crimson centres .
24 Let there be grassy slopes with swings on , and litter bins clearly labelled . ’ ’
25 But the most important thing Wesley told Rose Fox was , ‘ Let there be constant movement in thy church . ’
26 LIGHTING Let there be light
27 Some translators of the Bible have gone so far as to postpone the main verb until the divine fiat : And God said , Let there be light .
28 And God said , Let there be light : and there was light .
29 And God said , ‘ Let there be light , ’ and there was light .
30 When he says ‘ Let there be light ’ , light ensues .
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