Example sentences of "[noun] i let [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So , Rosie , like a fool I let him manipulate me into working twice as hard as I imagined I would . |
| 2 | For four weeks I let it lie on my desk , unwilling to take the final step . |
| 3 | Next morning I let him sleep until midday . |
| 4 | Talking about Esmerelda , and what had happened to her , still brought on mini-fits and screams and total withdrawal for a while , but after long and patient questioning by my father and Diggs I let them know what I wanted them to think had happened — a big kite ; Esmerelda becoming entangled in the lines ; me trying to help her and the winch slipping out of my fingers ; desperate running ; then a blank . |
| 5 | Then , ‘ after a great deal more chit-chat I let him kiss me a tender goodnight on the doorstep with the promise to phone when he could and , gathering up my ermines , swept into the great portal . |
| 6 | Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’ |
| 7 | Last time I let you make friends , you chained me to a table . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's the last time I let you plan an invasion . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it 's time I let you get some rest . ’ |
| 10 | . She said when she comes to kiss me good goodnight I let her kiss here but she said I ca n't have her cuddling me or she said I think of him all the time . |