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

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1 Nobody 'd let me wheel my bike or carry my bag .
2 ‘ If I told my therapist that , ’ said Scarlet , ‘ do you think she 'd let me go ? ’
3 Sometimes I 'd go in and she 'd let me give the baby his bottle . ’
4 I 'm left staring at it with my adrenalin draining into the floorboards , and though I wish she 'd let me take them I find I 'm getting bored .
5 She 'd let me get half-way close and then she would push me away .
6 If you wrote and invited me , I could show the letter to Mummy , and I 'm sure she 'd let me come , because she says I 'm Pale and will lose my looks
7 But I 'm sure she 'd let me have it , if only she could get rid of me .
8 I wonder if she 'd let me have some more straw and hay
9 Maybe you 'd let me rest my great face in the gentle bracket between the wings of your shoulderblades .
10 ‘ He says there 's a place at Barraclough , if you 'd let me go next term . ’
11 When I tell you the reason I 'm going you 'll wish you 'd let me go .
12 ‘ I wish you 'd let me sleep in another bed .
13 I wish you 'd let me cook something for you , what about an omelette ? ’
14 ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain to Old Red .
15 ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain . ’
16 ‘ They might have happened by now if you 'd just let me see this … opera , TV series , pop-up-book , whatever the hell it is ; and if you 'd let me talk to a few people .
17 ‘ Claudia , ’ he says , ‘ I 'd be immensely pleased if you 'd let me stay with you at your place and take care of you for a while .
18 I 'd feel very privileged if you 'd let me see them . ’
19 ‘ I do n't suppose you 'd let me see Angy 's flat ? ’ she asked .
20 I 'd be glad if you 'd let me know , because we , we want to know yet the numbers , and how many we 're going to get .
21 At the door Gerald Seymour-Strachey said in his most patrician manner : ‘ I 'd be glad if you 'd let me know when Hilda Machin 's funeral is .
22 If you should hear from her I 'd be obliged if you 'd let me know . ’
23 ‘ I wish you 'd let me look at it . ’
24 ‘ I wonder if you 'd let me have his address ? ’
25 I 'd be grateful if you 'd let me have a receipt for the Parish Council records .
26 Even before we 'd exchanged a word , I knew that she would let me do anything I wanted to her .
27 What she told me about vegetable growing meant very little to me , so I can barely recall now what was said , except that she would let me have some strawberries on Monday for my brother 's supper , but I remember how easily the talk went , my unexpected visit serenely taken for granted , with no query as to why I had come .
28 She would let me brush her hair some days .
29 but I I 'm sorry b if you would let me answer .
30 It would be best , perhaps , if you would let me finish before asking anything .
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