Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] let [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 After many months they let me free .
2 The long button displays the underlying data form — in other words it lets you return to the form you initially filled in to create the slide .
3 I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks .
4 ‘ So , Rosie , like a fool I let him manipulate me into working twice as hard as I imagined I would .
5 For four weeks I let it lie on my desk , unwilling to take the final step .
6 In a moment he let her go , but only so that he might lift her bodily from the ground .
7 The way she 'd always known it , when you decided to throw a party , you threw a party ; you pushed back the furniture , you got all the food together yourself , you invited close friends who knew each other and for a while you let them invade your most private and personal space .
8 Richard Gough is unmatched by any current English central defender and Spurs must still be cursing the day they let him go .
9 Alan gave it back to him , but when he had had two mouthfuls he let it drop .
10 Next morning I let him sleep until midday .
11 Like a zombie she let him lead her from Tivoli , allowed him to fasten the seatbelt of the Mercedes round her , followed him into the apartment , standing motionless while he switched on the soft wall lighting .
12 PS I am so grateful for the £48 a week you let me have .
13 For example it lets you highlight all cells containing formulae .
14 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 .
15 But looking up at Ilbrec she saw such a heartbroken sorrow that without a word she let him stoop and take Fand from her .
16 I think we should look at parking spaces , because in the past we 've felt that if the universities and colleges have parking spaces we let them bring the traffic in the City .
17 ‘ The devil ! ’ he uttered , and as her hands left its edge he let her go and seized the tray before it could fall .
18 In summer he let her cut a bunch of flowers at the end of the morning , to take home for the table .
19 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 .
20 Our aim will be to understand and , where appropriate , to modify the potency of these feelings and the way we let them affect us when conflicts arise .
21 When you say in two direction , I mean we there 's no way they let you interview on the main line
22 Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’
23 Last time I let you make friends , you chained me to a table .
24 ‘ That 's the last time I let you plan an invasion .
25 ‘ I think it 's time I let you get some rest . ’
26 . 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 .
27 Sung , following her , held out his hand and for the first time she let him help her , gripping his hand with a force that took his breath , her fingers tightening convulsively with every little jolt she received .
28 That was the first time he let me see the extent of the bitterness that was poisoning him .
29 She reached out and this time he let her grip his arm .
30 She pulled free and walked off and this time he let her go .
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