Example sentences of "to let [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She found the curtained casement flung open to let in a stream of sunlight and fresh air . |
| 32 | Ruth said , ‘ To let in the night . ’ |
| 33 | And then she had lain down in the dark , naked but for her flimsy shawl , the window open to let in the night , and waited . |
| 34 | When he threw open shutters to let in air and light , pictures sprang at her from the walls . |
| 35 | ‘ When I remember it first it was a playroom for the Glynn children and any others they cared to let in ; a sort of clubhouse . |
| 36 | The eye is like a camera : the glass on the camera lens is the cornea ; the aperture is the pupil ; and the shutter is the beautifully coloured iris , which contracts and relaxes to let in more or less light . |
| 37 | This is found as an adjunct to a verb ( to express purpose ) , to an adjective or to a noun : He went to find his coat ( verb ) ; He is quick to see his mistakes ( adj ) ; There 's a house to let in Pond St ( noun ) . |
| 38 | She covered it with her other hand , then , fearing that a hot hand might be enervating , she opened her fingers just wide enough to let in a little air and light . |
| 39 | It had been an attempt to let in a bit of fresh air on the subject . |
| 40 | Bill drew the curtains to let in the last of the twilight , then , as Faye 's eyes began to adjust , he turned to two low antique glass lamps . |
| 41 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 42 | But with a greater willingness to let in somebody — a relative , best friend or counsellor — at least two little boys would n't have to face the future without a father . |
| 43 | The windows were sparkling , the ivy stripped away to let in the light . |
| 44 | The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light . |
| 45 | Whenever the doorkeeper opened up to let in an applicant who had left his card in time a great throng would press forward , hurling their plans through the door like assegais . |
| 46 | The recent decision however reaffirms the discretionary nature of the power to let in late claims and also restates the principle that fault on the part of the advisor is a factor which the tribunal will take into account and is not an automatic exclusionary rule . |
| 47 | In general , in the north , roofs slope more steeply to throw off rain and snow , windows and doorways are larger to let in available light and walls thick to keep out the cold . |
| 48 | It takes only one leak to sink a ship , one gate to let in a Trojan horse . |
| 49 | Assassination only works — I do n't really have to explain ? — when the victim 's people were sick of him anyway and ready to let in the new man without overmuch fuss . |
| 50 | As one member commented , " it will be like a curtain being drawn back to let in the sunlight " . |
| 51 | In the present case the effect is helped by the realistic context , since the storm is still raging outside and whenever the door is opened to let in a new character the form-generating music rushes in as well in the shape of the hurricane . |
| 52 | When the shutters had been opened wider to let in the bright midday light she helped Luce to the bathroom . |
| 53 | She pushed her damp curls from her face , and went to open the french doors to let in what wind there was tonight . |
| 54 | Once again pensioners are advised not to keep large sums of money at home and not to let in strangers . |
| 55 | Once again pensioners are advised not to keep large sums of money at home and not to let in strangers . |
| 56 | But full back Mike Ford clutched a damaged hamstring to let in former United striker John Durnin . |
| 57 | Poisoned wheat is put inside the holder which is designed to let in grey squirrels and exclude other small mammals . |
| 58 | I know of one pub where the licensee gave out cards to the people he wanted to let in , ’ said Coun Cussins . |
| 59 | And she would want to see monitoring of any pubs admitting children , with premises carefully vetted before permission to let in youngsters was granted . |
| 60 | Riccardo Muti made a scathing denunciation from La Scala , news of the deficit broke , and Cresci 's double cashmere coat began to let in the cold . |