Example sentences of "to let [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But I do n't intend to let them bargain with me .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 I thought you were n't meant to let them sleep on their fronts like that .
5 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 .
6 I listen to their stories , and I know when to let them sleep in the shade . ’
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Better to give them a good life here than to let them suffer in the vague hope of some better afterlife . ’
11 ‘ He refused to let them return in the New Year to London , ’ she said .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 Many have been forced to leave husbands who have refused to let them participate in trade union activities .
15 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 .
16 It does no harm to let them know of your interest while a course is in preparation .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 If the client refuses to let them communicate with the auditors , then they should turn the job down .
20 When I ask Rachel again to let me pay for somewhere decent she says , no , this place is recognized by the DHSS .
21 I asked the Assistant Commissioner to let me go to Helsinki and he refused .
22 ‘ 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 . ’
23 I ask the hon. Gentleman to let me continue at this stage .
24 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 .
25 My father has agreed to let me study at the university , so we shall be able to spend a lot of time together . ’
26 You quite happy to let me bleed to death , then ? ’
27 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 .
28 Every word stops me turning away and closing my eyes , to block it out , to let me retreat into sleep .
29 It would therefore be helpful to let me know of your availability at those times by completing the attached form .
30 I was knitting slowly , not feeling particularly well and the machine was good enough to let me know through the handle that there was a ‘ Hiccup ’ .
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