Example sentences of "let [det] " in BNC.

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1 It was a very sporting occasion and I reckon the ref could have let that pass . ’
2 ‘ How could I have let that bastard make love to me ? ’ she demanded violently .
3 ‘ Dorothy Perkins is moving in from its Northgate store the former post office and has already let that building again , ’ he said .
4 She was also pretty ; Gabriel had n't let that out , either .
5 They 've let that .
6 Could have let that one go but I was too late .
7 She let that impulse fetch a smile to her drained face .
8 Fishing is let each year to the same people , many of whom have been coming to Brora for decades .
9 ‘ If there was a God he would not have let this happen . ’
10 ‘ I have let this good man die because I was busy with the last details of my case .
11 If she had let this chance slip , she knew she would regret it for the rest of her life .
12 ‘ Had we let this one pass without action it would have set a precedent for others to follow and that can not be allowed to happen . ’
13 Something told her that once she let this irrepressible man weave his way into the fabric of her life it would be almost impossible to get rid of him .
14 With spring in the air , why not let some flower power go to your head .
15 Not only had Count Raymond V supported the Young King in 1183 , but early in the next year his son Raymond VI had let some routiers into the Limousin .
16 She did , however , give him occasional cause for jealousy : a lover 's tiff nearly broke their engagement when Constanze indiscreetly confessed that during a game she had let another young man measure her calves .
17 Mr Milburn added : ‘ The current slump has claimed 1,300 manufacturing jobs in the town and the Conservatives have let another 3,000 jobs go begging by refusing to back Darlington with proper regional assistance . ’
18 He let such irrelevancies disperse , cracking the discharge for useful data , refining it .
19 Last night someone let all the horses out of his livery stable so you can imagine the state he was in when he rang . ’
20 Two more had let all their own property , while leasing other land ; one of these styled himself gentleman and was perhaps an example of a counterfeit landlord .
21 ‘ You have let all those people down ?
22 But they 're not very evenly spread — the Army , as the largest service , has let more contracts than the Navy or RAF and has been much more positive about the process .
23 Now what the Capitulary of Thionville actually says is : ‘ When famine or plague occurs , men should not wait for our edict but should straightway pray to God for his mercy ; as to scarcity of food in this present year , let each man help his own people as best he can , and not sell his corn at too high a price . ’
24 Let each other change and let your marriage change .
25 Sing and dance together and be joyous , but let each one of you be alone ,
26 We just let each sj be a real number : -0 s sj s 1
27 The student should stand with his feet apart and gradually let each foot slide across the floor in opposite directions .
28 The sun is well up over the water before they let each other sleep .
29 I again , using that sermon of Peter , in acts chapter two , Peter said to them , in verse thirty eight , repent and let each of you baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins , and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit , for the promise is for you and your children , and for all who will , as many as the Lord our God shall call to himself .
30 I 'd rather sleep in the gutter than let that happen .
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