Example sentences of "to let [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Determined to let nothing stand in the way of his lifelong dream to follow in Bing Crosby 's footsteps , he breaks free from his domineering mother 's ( Olympia Dukakis ) grasp , and the legend begins . |
| 2 | And they have proved that they intend to let nothing stand in the way of a World Cup triumph when they stage the finals next summer . |
| 3 | But I do n't intend to let them bargain with me . |
| 4 | However , it was claimed that criminals saw the vans operating in the city 's large housing schemes as an ideal front from which to sell drugs and stolen goods , and threatened the legitimate operators into giving up their runs to let them move into the area . |
| 5 | However , it was claimed that criminals saw the vans operating in the city 's large housing schemes as an ideal front from which to sell drugs and stolen goods , and threatened the legitimate operators into giving up their runs to let them move into the area . |
| 6 | I thought you were n't meant to let them sleep on their fronts like that . |
| 7 | All you have to do is grow a beard and look rugged , take a bunch of gullible kids from good homes , make their parents pay through the nose to let them sleep in bunks and eat beans , and then pretend that mundane things are difficult or unusual . |
| 8 | I listen to their stories , and I know when to let them sleep in the shade . ’ |
| 9 | While X/Open Co Ltd welcomed Novell Inc 's letter of intent to buy Unix System Labs Inc , it was apparently not impressed enough to let them carry over USL 's membership by default . |
| 10 | Ellwood 's technique was to let them stay about five vehicles ahead , but now and then he 'd drop back and let them fall out of sight . |
| 11 | She meant Hepzibah and Mister Johnny and how she owed it to them to let them stay in the house because there was nowhere else they could go , not with Mister Johnny 's shy ways . |
| 12 | Better to give them a good life here than to let them suffer in the vague hope of some better afterlife . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He refused to let them return in the New Year to London , ’ she said . |
| 14 | As none of the Company 's depôts was yet ready , they pleaded that they had nowhere to put them and after discussion , the Corporation agreed to let them remain at Thornton Heath until their own new cars arrived , provided that they were permitted to use them in service on their main line , to compensate for the mileage worked by Corporation cars in Penge . |
| 15 | Instead , he preferred to let them fade into irrelevance until he was ready to deliver the coup de grâce , which came in October , when he ordered all military personnel to withdraw from them . |
| 16 | Many have been forced to leave husbands who have refused to let them participate in trade union activities . |
| 17 | But undeterred by background or family opinion , I 'd written to the BBC to let them know of my ambitions to be a broadcaster — and was dismissed without benefit of an interview . |
| 18 | It does no harm to let them know of your interest while a course is in preparation . |
| 19 | Couns Frank Robson and Alan Robinson ( Lab ) have asked people living nearby to let them know of any problems although they are optimistic the new owners will run the club responsibly . |
| 20 | One possible way of getting round the problem of the ‘ doorstep ’ explanation is to write a letter to people in the sample to let them know in advance of the survey and the coming call by an interviewer . |
| 21 | If the client refuses to let them communicate with the auditors , then they should turn the job down . |
| 22 | When I ask Rachel again to let me pay for somewhere decent she says , no , this place is recognized by the DHSS . |
| 23 | I asked the Assistant Commissioner to let me go to Helsinki and he refused . |
| 24 | ‘ Even when I got by on a fast straight , where the extra power of my machine was beneficial , I thought it might be part of his plan to let me go in front and force me into making a mistake . ’ |
| 25 | I ask the hon. Gentleman to let me continue at this stage . |
| 26 | The elderly woman opened it , but she must have thought I was a thief or a beggar , because she refused to let me speak to the young ladies . |
| 27 | My father has agreed to let me study at the university , so we shall be able to spend a lot of time together . ’ |
| 28 | You quite happy to let me bleed to death , then ? ’ |
| 29 | That first day at school depressed me , and during the next few days I begged my parents to let me stay at home , which of course was out of the question . |
| 30 | Every word stops me turning away and closing my eyes , to block it out , to let me retreat into sleep . |