Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the only question seemed to be whether he should even bother to make a move , or just let her do everything for him . |
| 2 | I am almost tempted to produce some enormous prize for any bookseller who can furnish me with a list of the shortlisted titles , or even let me know if they have the winning title in stock : I feel confident that I would have no takers . |
| 3 | ‘ A 20th century Paladin ’ , cried US News World Report , a magazine that seldom let itself get too excited ; ‘ He stands alone as the sacrificed knight in the Iran-arms gambit , a true believer steeled and scarred by a lifetime of have-gun-will-travel missions . ’ |
| 4 | Bathsheba could say no more , and weakly let him put it on her finger . |
| 5 | If so let them carry on . |
| 6 | Perhaps the police would n't even let them do that , perhaps they would treat them like gypsies and move them on and on and not let them stop anywhere . |
| 7 | Who just want to take over your mind and not let you think for yourself . |
| 8 | ‘ The idea is to save as much as you can and not let it go to the government . |
| 9 | Was it possible the old fox had sussed him out and not let it show ? |
| 10 | But you have to hold it down like that , and not let it burst free and flop trembling onto the table . ’ |
| 11 | Anyway er I went out and I shut the gates and just let them know that you know , they 'd sort of I wa I was checking |
| 12 | I 'd taught many similarly wealthy girls during my lecturer days , so fortunately I did n't feel uneasy about this and just let her carry on . |
| 13 | Open her mouth and just let her suck it . |
| 14 | Dare they call her bluff and just let her get on with whatever she thought she could do to inconvenience them ? |
| 15 | And just let me put the postcode in , what is it ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I 'm , I 'm , quite amazed that , that , the question has even been asked , you know , that er that , that , er is this a good thing , I mean er presumably the people that are arguing that it 's not a good thing and that are concerned about events are actually condoning imperialism , er these people seem to think that it 's okay for a country to be occupied er like Poland was occupied by Germany and Czechoslovakia and France , that 's okay er and in fact you know we should just turn a blind eye to it and just let it carry on forever . |
| 18 | I decide to stop thinking about it and just let it happen . |
| 19 | And just let it come out a bit more . |
| 20 | The staff , too , could see her moves to stroke the dog and finally let me approach her . |
| 21 | If you kick a child all his schooldays , force him to labour sixteen hours a day seven days a week , yank out his teeth with forceps when they ache , bleed him when he is ill , beat him throughout his apprenticeship , starve him when he falls on bad times , and finally let him die in the workhouse when he ages prematurely , then you have educated a man , in the best way possible , to be indifferent . |
| 22 | 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 ’ . |
| 23 | Begin with very light strokes and gradually let them become firmer . |
| 24 | Should the government dare to interfere with our private domestic life , let us rise to a man and protest and also let us get up a monster demonstration and march four deep to Trafalgar Square . " |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , you are ; and now let me tell you something : years ago I made up my mind never to marry a woman older than myself . |
| 26 | And now let us pass on to Lucy — we have forty minutes until Happy Hour . ’ |
| 27 | This was a declaration of sorts , however lightly made , and one which Dr Neil had not thought to make to any woman in any form , and before Sally-Anne could take in its full meaning he rapidly continued , ‘ And now let us stop providing entertainment for the passers-by . |
| 28 | And now let us consider for a minute what we mean by Child Art , and what difference there is between child and adult forms of expression . |
| 29 | And now let us proceed with the next business of the day , it gives me great pleasure your Royal Highness to er invite you to present several Save The Children awards this morning . |
| 30 | If you putt the ball , you can hit it firmly to the top of the bank and simply let it roll down to the hole . |