Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have meant nothing to that pervert to let her stay … he had wielded the knife , the cruel swine … telling her he regretted there was nothing for her when all the time he was still hiring people … examining her through that monocle as though he was God … |
| 2 | And right up until that time Fred Hann , managing director of FWH , was urging English Estates to let him buy the freehold of his Nelson Street warehouse . |
| 3 | Click on the spreadsheet icon in the toolbar , and the menu bar at the top changes to let you use the spreadsheet features . |
| 4 | I ask the hon. Gentleman to let me continue at this stage . |
| 5 | Havis persuaded British Airways to let him ride along on a New York-to-London Concorde trip . |
| 6 | His model of utilitarian punishment was exemplified most famously in the Panopticon — a prison he designed and narrowly failed to persuade the British government to let him build . |
| 7 | Perhaps you would phone me at home ( ) during the week running up to this date to let me know where I need to meet 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 | The move follows the party 's constant refusal to let him stand for re-election as a Labour county councillor for Harwich , a decision which led to Mr Knight 's resignation from public life . |
| 10 | She 's responsible for compiling a directory of services on offer and sending members monthly statements to let them know if they 're in credit or not . |
| 11 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , just a brief note to let you know that work on the MSS you left with me is proceeding apace ( at long last ! ) and will soon be ready for publication . |
| 12 | She 'd promised to phone Julie that night to let her know she 'd arrived safely and to check on her sister . |
| 13 | I asked the Assistant Commissioner to let me go to Helsinki and he refused . |
| 14 | This is also a good opportunity to let them meet a permanent resident who might know them or who will chat to them . |
| 15 | ‘ What would you do , ’ Wexford said to his wife , ‘ if I brought a young girl home and offered you a thousand pounds to let her stay ? ’ |
| 16 | This is not to say that we need take so unconscionable a time to establish industrial democracy , but only that it would be naive to suppose that there will be no doubts and difficulties — and that it would be a great mistake to let them deter us from starting from present worse to go to prospective better . |
| 17 | It 's a good thing to let yourself go , ’ I said cheerfully . |
| 18 | We are writing to all existing claimants to let them know how the change will affect them . |
| 19 | And it 's always a good idea to let them think you 've got better enchantments in your armoury than you actually have , if you take my meaning , even if you have n't got any enchantments at all . |
| 20 | They will probably resent any other fish so it 's a good idea to let them have the tank to themselves . |
| 21 | As talking had helped Violet , the girl in Hope , I thought it a good idea to let him talk himself to sleep . |
| 22 | ‘ Not a word out of that dog to let me know you were coming , ’ her mother said crossly . |
| 23 | It is appalling to hear a doctor describe , with the detailed anatomical knowledge that only a doctor can have , exactly what happened to his poor body when he was tortured ceaselessly , unendingly , with just short gaps to let him regain consciousness , for weeks on end . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | But he is the smartest play-caller in football , and Kansas City will switch from ground-control offence to let his read-and-react style inspire them . |
| 26 | But he is the smartest play-caller in football , and Kansas City will switch from ground-control offence to let his read-and-react style inspire them . |
| 27 | He tried to ease his body to one side to let her come in but he was surprised once again as she got hold of his hand and began to pull him out of the bed . |
| 28 | Our target is to reject the papers not sent to external referees within two weeks , and we hope that this information may lead more authors who have scientifically sound papers but are worried that they may be too specialist for a general audience to let us see them . |
| 29 | Seeing Alec 's dour expression , I added , ‘ And it wo n't do any harm to let me try . ‘ |
| 30 | 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 . |