Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to get the trade unions into a form which made my managerial activities easier rather than trying to let them find a consensus between themselves . |
| 2 | She was impressed , and agreed to let him exhibit some work in one of the long corridors leading from reception to the dining-room . |
| 3 | And let let them have one I had something |
| 4 | We close with a cautionary note : one should bear in mind that a source of potential confusion always present is the fact that certain verbs lend themselves to occurrence with more than one type of adjectival construction , and to illustrate let us observe that any of the following , with their different modes of interpretation , are fully acceptable sentences of English : ( 72 ) Mackay preferred the picture stolen ( postnominal attributive ) ( 73 ) Shelagh prefers her holidays adventurous ( predicate qualifier ) ( 74 ) we prefer the king ( to be ) beheaded ( clausal ) |
| 5 | Families may have to share lavatories with other families or it may be inconveniently placed and so parents find that it is too much bother to take children to the lavatory and continue to let them soil . |
| 6 | The housekeeper at the rectory said that they have a splendid display of late June roses this year and offered to let me have some . |
| 7 | Sara wished she had not been so petty when Fairfax had called , and had let him go on thinking it was Matthew 's old family house . |
| 8 | If his father had n't been so bloody-minded and had let him use the family car , he would no doubt have gone down alone and come back next day , having called on some estate agent in Hadleigh or Sudbury and asked them to sell the house for him , the very one probably that he had gone to in the following year . |
| 9 | The seriousness of the revolt was evidenced by the fact that Soapy Simon , an arch-appeaser who wanted above everything to be liked , had become their spokesman and had let them cram into his room and sit it out ( with a break for dinner at the Savoy , of course ) until the PM gave his answer . |
| 10 | I was all set to attend his mother 's barbecue , but then he discovered I had an assignment and refused to let me cancel . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Although the woman was much bigger , she kept her wits and refused to let her take the baby . ’ |
| 12 | On the second occasion an inspector recognised his van and refused to let him unload the stock . |
| 13 | ‘ It would be marvellous if The Committee were to win the National , ’ Scott said , ‘ for the two owners have been immensely patient and have let me get on with bringing the horse back to his best after he had been off the course for two and a half years . ’ |
| 14 | As elsewhere , the people have been very kind here , and have let us teach more or less what we want . |
| 15 | And they have continued it , and have let it get out of control . |
| 16 | And then , when we 've bought all the materials and made the giant 's toothbrush ( which could itself be a Technology task ) , that 's when I go back into role as the giant and refuse to let them come anywhere near me with their ( mimed ) toothbrush . |
| 17 | The manager of the Hotel España was very kind and thoughtful : he would have to let my apartment while I was away , should anyone want it , but promised to let me have it back when I returned after the funeral . |
| 18 | ‘ I have seen a few busy streets in my life , ’ Shae said quietly , sure she was being baited , but refusing to let herself rise to it . |
| 19 | BILL Clinton has thought about the chance of being assassinated , like his political heroes John Kennedy and Martin Luther King , but refuses to let it affect him , his mother revealed yesterday . |
| 20 | Uncle Albert looked a bit put out , but decided to let it pass . |
| 21 | But having let himself sink as far as he could go , he began to rise and with such gathering force and fury that he not only routed all who had disbelieved in him , he left even the believers agape . |
| 22 | But do let me say a couple of things about it . |
| 23 | If you would like to attend for a day or a weekend , we would be delighted to welcome you , but do let us know in advance ! |
| 24 | But come let us go to the garage . ’ |
| 25 | That 's it , though he does n't go as far as refusing to let you see his picture . |