Example sentences of "[noun] let [pron] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , she 'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie ‘ Nuform ’ , but she calmed down when Mum let her wear her new blue party dress . |
| 2 | Sylvie let him take her arm , floated . |
| 3 | mummy let me have my blanket . |
| 4 | I liked that picture so Marie let me cut it out and stick it on the wall . |
| 5 | ‘ Not at all , ’ said Sally-Anne , ‘ and before you plead for me with Matey let me tell you that you will have your tea salted and your eggs sugared every breakfast if you do any such thing . |
| 6 | The knowing look in his eyes let her know she had n't fooled him for an instant , but he gave a single nod . |
| 7 | No you wo n't want a copy of that photograph let me tell you . |
| 8 | I know you have done a C C Q on yourself and we 've looked at each page in detail but I think until you actually do it yourself and maybe write little prompts to let you know what 's on the next page so you can signpost it most effectively to move round the C C Q as opposed to you dri er as opposed to it driving you , you can drive it , but that should be done in the fullness of time but I do recommend you do it before you actually do your first full appointment cos it might pay you . |
| 9 | It does n't do any good to let him think he can overrule me either — well , he ca n't really , because I 'm Chief Druid after all . |
| 10 | It 's a crime to let them do it , a bloody crime . ’ |
| 11 | For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing . |
| 12 | Well it is a prison sentence let me tell you |
| 13 | Ruth let him take it , and sat drinking her tea while he turned the cup over and over in his hands , gently and half absentmindedly . |
| 14 | Before you reach for your collecting tins let me say they develop a good wheeze of taking in gullible Western guests and faking a few midnight tiger sightings with the aid of a collection of clockwork beasts and some carefully concealed tapes . |
| 15 | But to yon Gardens let me lead thy Charms , |
| 16 | Gardeners have called on Stockton council to let them run their allotments at Preston Lane . |
| 17 | He says we tried to persuade the Council to let us have it , but they said it had to be leased so now we have no where to go . |
| 18 | There have been few new diplomatic moves though in Baghdad today , meanwhile the families of two women shown in a video recorded in Kuwait , are pleading with the Iraqis to let them bring their newly born children home . |
| 19 | ‘ Have you been into the hall to let them have your particulars ? ’ queried the WVS woman running the stall . |
| 20 | But Mr Kaifu is in no mood to let anyone steal his thunder . |
| 21 | But it was his birthday , so he invented a hiccup in the engine to let him take it up for height testing . |
| 22 | ‘ Actually , the house is a dump , but the boss lets me have it cheap . |
| 23 | He said the Josephs were not there and Rain let him assume they were on their way and expected to find four very wet friends . |
| 24 | Twice they 've been with a cart , and Miss Theda let them take it all without a word said ! ’ |
| 25 | Julia let them haul her up and stuff extra pillows behind her head , but the pain sharpened and she was hard put to it not to swear at them for hurting her . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll see the builder , then , and give you a ring on Monday evening to let you know what 's happening . |
| 27 | Suddenly he noticed how pale I was , and stopped for a moment to let me get my breath back . |
| 28 | Almost violently , she raised her body , ducking her head at the same time , her feverish lips seeking the scorching lure of his again , the demand for his kiss born out of an intuitive need to let him silence her , so that he might not hear the words and other sounds which would tell him just how complete his dominion of her senses already was . |
| 29 | Set it and you can forget about the meal until the buzzer lets you know it 's ready and to keep all those pots and pans there 's even a large storage compartment which has been specially contoured with smooth rounded corners to make cleaning easier . |
| 30 | ‘ It 'll be my privilege to let you buy me a cognac . |