Example sentences of "[adv] let them [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cats sleep a lot , so let them choose their own spots — instead of a cosy fireside , your two might prefer an old box on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 2 | This was a new Joan : another of these modern women with their new language and new dreams who could follow where she had led , if she were generous enough to let them fight their own battles . |
| 3 | The ‘ in ’ computer changes with the ‘ latest ’ game — they will be happy with whatever you get ( if you are foolish enough to let them get their hands on it ! ) . |
| 4 | Even if they 'd let them in let them get their seats and said look the bar is not open . |
| 5 | He was mightily pissed off with me ; perhaps he wished he had just let them shoot me on the ground . |
| 6 | it sort of er er gave them lee a , ladies leeway who wanted to work after they were married , some married and then could they come back well they could n't keep me on and not let them work you see , so oh yes it was mostly married women , there were a lot of married women there when I left , but erm it sort of set a precedent I suppose for , for them but it did , it did them some good really . |
| 7 | Before the start , just let them know you are there and do n't let anyone crowd you ; try and make as much space for yourself as you can . |
| 8 | in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening |
| 9 | We just let them kill whoever they want ? ’ |
| 10 | He met people , made friends and absent-mindedly let them drive him home to his parents , forgetting the bride upstairs who was waiting for him to come and claim his ‘ marital rights ’ . |
| 11 | Cornelius had heard tell of bastards and how , if you ever met any , you should be careful not to let them grind you down . |
| 12 | ‘ We are determined not to let them ruin our motorcycling . ’ |
| 13 | I have tried , without , I hope , ignoring economic and social factors , not to let them obliterate what is after all the key to any historical situation — the men who thought or acted in this way or that . ’ |
| 14 | She chose not to let them know she had proof this was a deception . |
| 15 | I told her I 'll do my own thing , I 'm not letting them do it for me . |
| 16 | In addition it warns Sun that it is alienating its customers by not letting them apply their corporate discounts to the Classic and by letting them perceive Sun as turning its back on its established technical clientele to pursue the commercial marketplace . |
| 17 | We can not let them ruin our lives . ’ |
| 18 | Mm and that she will not let them call their soul their own . |
| 19 | I 'll not let them see me . ’ |
| 20 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 21 | They looked just like those horrible Yahoos , and at first I could not let them touch me or come near me . |
| 22 | We did not let them put us down easily . |
| 23 | He strongly believes that if there is a chance someone 's suffering can be helped by an alternative method , then why not let them try it . |
| 24 | Well actually , the function of the youth bus is like in the absence of buildings in , in area 's where people want to go , it 's fulfilling that function , on the bus there are things like videos , people can play music , they also get erm , you know , we do n't just let them do what they want to do , although were , you know , where quite erm , quite progressive with them , we actually provide , we have information on the the bus , provide information , we 've got a Coun we involve local Councillor 's like on Aids and stuff like that , I mean you have to be quite sensitive when you do something like that , you know especially if , you know , with the age group , erm , but erm , you know you get younger people coming on , twelve year olds to thirteen year old and what not . |
| 25 | But as she stood aside to let them enter he saw that her wrists and ankles were slim and delicate , curiously at odds with the sturdy body , heavy-busted , almost voluptuous under the high-necked blouse . |
| 26 | ‘ He has a very good team here and he would be better off letting them do his talking for him . ’ |
| 27 | They told me that it was of no use to me any more and that I 'd be better off letting them have it . |
| 28 | Do n't ever let them get their knives in you . ’ |
| 29 | And although we might challenge their right to run our lives we often let them run our language without a murmur . |
| 30 | I 've moved out to let them say their private good-nights . ’ |