Example sentences of "[adv] let [pers pn] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin and John wish to thank White 's Electronics for the posters , key-rings and badges they supplied and Denise Rushton , who not only let them have exhibition space free of charge , but also travelled from Leicester to Telford to meet them on the day . |
| 2 | Now this motion does not seem to understand government housing policy so let me explain government housing policy , I do n't agree with all of it but this , this is the policy bit . |
| 3 | ‘ So let us talk money , Capitano . ’ |
| 4 | So let us convert eqn ( 2.2 ) as well . |
| 5 | So let us take stock of where we have reached so far in our analysis of the Lucas business cycle model . |
| 6 | They were the Test Match addicts , very small babies , icecream van drivers or , as in our house , parents with toddlers who WO N'T stay put long enough to let them catch breath , let alone get a tan ! |
| 7 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 8 | ‘ Bearing in mind the vast divide between rich and poor in Argentina , they presumably let them eat cake all the time , ’ said Perdita . |
| 9 | Just let him mention sight-seeing tomorrow , that was all ! |
| 10 | We 're sticking to our original plan , and they 'll have to accept it , although I sometimes think that , if we knew we were about to die , I 'd rather post Oliver through the nearest letter-box and just let him take pot luck . |
| 11 | The work will take around 15 months to complete , but the Vicar says they 're trying not to let it disrupt life at the Abbey . |
| 12 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |
| 13 | But at that moment , as Cicely and Guthrie Hepwood came back into the house from the stables , all she knew was that , while she still wanted Naylor , she could not let him make love to her — not in his aunt 's and uncle 's house with them only in the next-door room , for all she knew . |
| 14 | But the way to defeat the bigots is to not let them create hate inside you . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't yow ever let me catch yow using that terrible stuff agen ! ’ he bawled . |
| 16 | But once let them lose confidence , and they are like children in the dark , reaching out for the grasp of a strong hand . |
| 17 | So many detrimental things are written and said about our youth that for once let us give praise where it is due . |
| 18 | You let those complete and utter prats have their say now let me have mine . |
| 19 | Dad rarely lets me watch TV |
| 20 | Let the Americans play their closed shop Open and US PGA , let them have their biased cries and catcalls , but please let us remember sportsmanship and let the best man win . |
| 21 | I can use the presses , he even lets me have paper free . |
| 22 | ‘ He even lets me put make-up on his face . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ He even lets me put make-up on his face . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ My parents would n't let me leave school , so I got a daily paper-round and weekend work at the local timber yard . |
| 25 | In answer to Sophie 's question , she said , ‘ Ian says that when we 're married he wo n't let me treat farm animals . ’ |
| 26 | And an answer has come up , with no , because they would n't let me do biology , you see . |
| 27 | Oh do n't let me finish dad , you know ! |
| 28 | ‘ I mean resign because you wo n't let me teach biology because I do n't believe in God . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But if you wo n't let me see unsecret information , I can distort that too . ’ |
| 30 | And er , last time I I get in touch , me mum told me , turned round and says to me , I do n't want any more mum , I says why , he says , oh she wo n't let me have pillow and then I then I think if summat else brought to light , I kill her |