Example sentences of "[noun] would let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I wondered if Dawlish would let me keep it .
2 Dorcas watched it roll back , and wondered whether Grimma would let him stop and collect a bit of it .
3 ‘ Because no man in his right senses would let you go . ’
4 I do n't really know where I , or I know where I 'm going but I have to take the troops with me I had er , I got you see what is parts of a I A P compact certificate it might in fact , if the boss would let me do , if I could do an industry in December right ?
5 There were limits to what Karen would let you do .
6 We quickly found that few places would let us play so we started looking round for alternatives .
7 No woman worth the name would let it happen .
8 If he happened to be out when Sien came home , the flowers in front of the window by the wicker chair would let her know he had thought of her .
9 Crosby said : ‘ I just wish people would let us get on with it .
10 Some screws would let you talk and some wouldn't. it was all very arbitrary .
11 If only Ace would let her go to the pits to check for herself !
12 To return to the mezzanine landing and nip up the other stairs would let them see me .
13 He had little doubt that if anything went wrong Buckmaster would let him drop over the cliff .
14 The problem was that clubs would let you play only if you had a club handicap , but you could n't get a handicap without playing .
15 BELVILLE : Your servant , Mrs. Jervis , for your good opinion , but pray if anybody did , do you think Pamela would let you know it ?
16 ‘ Do you think Mum would let me come too ? ’ she asked .
17 ‘ I should n't think Mum would let you go out with Edward again if she knew what you get up to , ’ Paula said carelessly .
18 Well , I just ca n't see how your accounts would let you get away with not saying if it 's okay .
19 Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway .
20 Fielding would let them drawl or quack away for five minutes , before asking , with a strategic glint : And Shakespeare ? "
21 If you had a two week spell in hospital due to illness , and you worried about keeping your household running smoothly , the £280 weekly payments would let you employ home help without straining your finances .
22 ‘ I would mine uncle would let me have my life , though he takes my crown , ’ he had been heard to say on one occasion .
23 ‘ I daresay her aunt and uncle would let you have it , ’ said Melissa , aware that this might be unlikely but feeling impelled to give some comfort to a fellow human being in so much distress .
24 But I should say very often the old Guv'nor would let him have either a shilling to go down to the pub while we did the job , or else he would provide him with a jug of home-brewed beer and bread and cheese .
25 Perhaps Marie-Claire would let her use the office phone .
26 I used to drop in there occasionally on leave , and sometimes Cam would let me take over the drums when the band was resting .
27 I 'd love to help her , and I know every one of us would ; but I do n't think for a moment that Miss Miggs would let us pay her fare , even if we could raise so much money . ’
28 Some momentary interruptions earlier by nearby geese failed to distract Jose Carreras , who carried on to give four encores , before the audience would let him go .
29 I was calling Sweetman 's bluff , confident he would not dare pull the trigger , and equally confident that my marine training would let me turn him into mincemeat .
30 ‘ I wish Mum and Dad would let us have them now ! ’ she argued .
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