Example sentences of "[prep] letting [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had nagged her about why they did not go to live at the School , instead of letting all those other people live there , and at last she told him why . |
| 2 | Like other monarchs through history , Charles took the course of letting another take the most major step on his behalf ; if it went wrong he could repudiate it , if it went well then it was obviously a wise action for all . |
| 3 | He had no intention of letting another ‘ New York Mix ’ type blunder slip through his lack of business suss . |
| 4 | I certainly hope they do n't get into the ball game of letting any political party or any grouping take over . |
| 5 | He had no intention absolutely none — of letting any man make her suffer . |
| 6 | She frowned ; she might be prepared to forget the past to help the work situation , but she had no intention of letting this man think she had forgiven what he had done in the past . |
| 7 | She would get nowhere by being goaded into letting this interview degenerate into a clash of personalities , although the temptation was growing increasingly great . |
| 8 | Things like that it 's for letting that 's what words are for well numbers are for telling other people how much you how much do you Would you like a cup of coffee ? |
| 9 | He sounded annoyed at himself for letting that slip and Ages wondered how much was genuine : the codename the slip the annoyance . |
| 10 | Never could find out what was responsible for letting that trollop in . |
| 11 | What are your payoffs for letting these fears overcome you ? |
| 12 | The previous owner had parked a large , old-fashioned caravan at the back and the Canadian had made no difficulty about letting this to Neil for two pounds a week , seeing it as a useful way of having someone to keep an eye on the property . |
| 13 | He had no option now but to speak to his landlady in the morning about letting this homeless female have his bed for the night . |
| 14 | Pride and a sense of dignity kept her from letting any of them see how terrified she was . |
| 15 | For doors with both full nylon and full mesh panels , make sure the mesh is on the outside so that you can open the weatherproof door without letting any of the baddies in . |
| 16 | then retraced her steps by letting that coil unwind |
| 17 | Obviously they thought that by letting this sort of thing out they would have an excuse for putting him away if he ever attempted to call their bluff , " Ha ! " they would be able to say , " Crazy ; read too much SF . |