Example sentences of "not let " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why not let glass make its own way ? |
| 2 | It was growing dark , and she thought of sleeping on a bench or under a tree in a remote part of Regent 's Park , but she was afraid that , having spent the night out and returning in a dishevelled state , her landlady might assume the worst and not let her in again . |
| 3 | He is not let down . |
| 4 | It is quite clear that God has not let his people go . |
| 5 | Nor is it possible to have a membrane with pores of just the right size to allow in needed substances from outside but not let essential substances escape , if only because the cell may need to retain some small molecules , and admit some larger ones . |
| 6 | Why not let Hollywood make its Rambos and leave a love of the craft to the rest ? |
| 7 | The pubs had not let out yet , so it must be not be later than eleven . |
| 8 | Between them they expressed the opposing feelings so often displayed by young children in the peak age of attachment : on the one hand , the protest and fury about being left — cries of rage — and then a sullen refusal to acknowledge and come to the mother ; on the other hand , the desperate yearning for the loved one and a need to cling and not let go . |
| 9 | Germany , the one country whose governance was the result of genuine compromise and conceived in an era when the Christian Democrats regarded capitalism as a beast to be tamed and trained , not let loose on the world , is still a model for power-sharing and consensus between centre and regions , between conservatives , social democrats , liberals and greens . |
| 10 | If only they had not let her go out that night . |
| 11 | With spring in the air , why not let some flower power go to your head . |
| 12 | The displays of china and silver-framed photographs and the arrangements of feathers and dried flowers would have made the atmosphere claustrophobic if the immense windows had not let in so much light . |
| 13 | So we have not let up in our determination to continue to provide additional services . |
| 14 | Wyllie , on the point of launching his biography which immodestly refers to him as ‘ The Legend , ’ says he no longer wants the job and has not let his name be put forward . |
| 15 | ‘ Better not let him hear you say that , sir . |
| 16 | The house sighed , wishing it had not let him start . |
| 17 | Turning to the consumer 's view of these conditions , a customer who buys from a " never knowingly undersold " ( or , indeed , any ) source presumably would benefit from occasionally looking elsewhere to police the claim ( though there is a free-rider problem here — if the price reduction becomes general once any one consumer has complained , why not let someone else do it ? ) . |
| 18 | Unless the tenant here was a statutorily protected tenant , as the premises were not let to her on an excluded tenancy she is entitled to the benefit of that protection . |
| 19 | Similarly , a physiotherapist said : ‘ I had to try and keep a brave face on it and not let on . |
| 20 | Why not let Con Fenton have him ? " |
| 21 | Why not let Shaw do it ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why not let God take us and use us to be like Elisha in the world today ? ’ |
| 23 | Either way , Theodora thought , how like the clergy it was to want to keep the clerical club intact and not let in outsiders . |
| 24 | Why not let him think he 'd won the argument ? |
| 25 | This type of inspection chamber may also be fitted with a ventilator with a hinged mica flap — the idea of which was to let fresh air into the drains but not let foul air out . |
| 26 | The meeting at Rutherglen for the choice of commissioner with the authority of the Burgh 's vote was on the evening of 20th May at seven pm and the Dixon agents were so keen to keep their influence to the very end and not let Kirkman Finlay 's agents have an opportunity to exert influence that they were hard pressed to get the Councillors to the meeting at seven pm . |
| 27 | It was so much better if she could slip out quietly and not let Alan know . |
| 28 | The policeman had not let go of the stranger . |
| 29 | Why not let the lady answer ? |
| 30 | Pinay was at first reluctant to pursue the project , which in all probability would have died an administrative death , had de Gaulle not let off a series of explosions of impatience with the footdragging of the Finance Ministry . |