Example sentences of "only let " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 2 | He wanted to have an intercom by the front door and only let people in by appointment . |
| 3 | Four-speaker radio/cassette , clock , sun visors which slot neatly into roof recesses and a wide dashboard with shelf on top add up to an interior only let down by its rather cheap plastic finish . |
| 4 | Only let there be a five-minute delay and pots would be thrown , furniture overturned and the servant arriving , whether Teresa or Wilson herself , threatened with clenched fist . |
| 5 | Yet we experience a great sense of loss , if we only let go of this intellect reluctantly and in fact would rather nurture it than shed it . |
| 6 | Perhaps he still identified himself with the man who bought a duffel cloak for Alice Fell ( see Critical Survey , p. 118 ) ; he instructed his daughter to buy the child a doll — ‘ only let it be a good big one ’ . |
| 7 | The film charts her transformation from soulmate to psychopath with relentless logic and a fine eye for creepiness and is only let down by its over-the-top climax . |
| 8 | But Forest , who only let Walker go in the first place because he had a release clause in his contract , will also be in the hunt . |
| 9 | He shouted her name , but she only let him in after he threatened to kick down the door . |
| 10 | 40 years , and I only let the side down once |
| 11 | Many landlords , usually those who own property as an investment , only let to a company rather than to an individual to avoid the tenant 's security of tenure offered by the Rent Acts . |
| 12 | You only let it out to the girls because you got a shock when they said they 'd seen . |
| 13 | Ella Pringle only let Luke into the Old Rectory because he said he was the Rector 's son . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't know if it should be that important if everything we do is based on good sound scientific principles , because if people perhaps in the same industry are situated in different places in the estuary , y'know , if one was to point the finger at the other and say ‘ But you allow him to discharge such and such and you only let us do this ’ , then we should be able to turn round and say , ‘ Ah yes , but you 're discharging in a different place and the river quality in this different place needs different treatment . ’ |
| 15 | They only let us out for baths if there was enough staff , otherwise you had to have a strip wash . |
| 16 | Only let him reach Eretz ; Palestine was his star of hope , his refuge . |
| 17 | Only let him reach Eretz . |
| 18 | Only let him reach Eretz . |
| 19 | During the whole of this depressing downward spiral , Cassie felt bleakly sad and lonely , but she smiled equally upon all , and only let the mask slip in the privacy of Rose Cottage . |
| 20 | Colin and John wish to thank White 's Electronics for the posters , key-rings and badges they supplied and Denise Rushton , who not only let them have exhibition space free of charge , but also travelled from Leicester to Telford to meet them on the day . |
| 21 | He only let her see what he wanted her to see , gave no hint of what he was really like , not the man inside . |
| 22 | But again , she 's making good eye contact , both of them only let their eyes flick down to their notes to remind themselves of the next point they want to make . |
| 23 | ( The French , being Socialist , have to train girls to cook , but being chauvinists , only let males do it for real . |
| 24 | BD , BD , would score if only let |
| 25 | It was also a Good easter for Hereford … played two won one and drawn one … they only let in one goal … here it comes … scored by Shrewsbury |
| 26 | He lost the first frame quite easily but when Wattana had made 42 in the second , the 23-year-old Thai tried an ambitious plant which only let in Hendry for a clearance of 96 . |
| 27 | Only let me past the walls and I ask no more . ’ |