Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] let them [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so let them carry on . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | Begin with very light strokes and gradually let them become firmer . |
| 5 | Let everything out into the open and then let them hurt you with it . |
| 6 | He trained the bees whose ocelli had been painted to a food dish , and then let them dance to their unpainted hive mates under an electric light bulb . |
| 7 | Bring the palms back to shoulder height , turn the palms to face down and then , as you breathe out , push the palms down and then let them rest at your sides . |
| 8 | Now take your concentration to your hands , make fists and squeeze them together and then let them go . |
| 9 | Erm I 've had one comment from the people in Nottingham , that er we need to have a clearer idea of exactly what we want from people , and then let them go away and and read more detailed bumf in more detail . |
| 10 | But it 's important not to say they 've only got two minutes for something , and then let them go on for ten . |
| 11 | On the one hand , Parliament did not trust the police enough to give them the power they wanted and then let them get on with it . |
| 12 | Note that to get the divisions to operate as we wish , all we have to do is to impose a transfer price and then let them get on with it . |
| 13 | You motivate the players for one of those and then let them enjoy themselves , ’ stated the man who then elected to put the apparent hopelessness of Scotland 's position into focus . |
| 14 | Even though mammals lavish such care and attention on their young , they still have the same two options open to insects and fish , crabs and reptiles — whether to concentrate their energies on producing as many young as possible and then let them fend for themselves , or whether to restrict the numbers to very few but look after them carefully . |
| 15 | Anyway , I 'll go and give mum and dad a quick ring and then let them know . |
| 16 | One can not train students and then let them fall off the end of the course into a professional abyss . |
| 17 | She gathered the faded petals together with cupped hands , lifted a couple between her fingers and then let them fall . |
| 18 | We 'll eat stra virtually fairly soon and then let them have a look at them . |
| 19 | the Government will throw aside the whole of these [ competition ] plans and consider what accommodation it is they want , and what sum of money they are prepared to propose to Parliament , and then let them obtain plans suited to the expenditure they propose . |
| 20 | But once let them lose confidence , and they are like children in the dark , reaching out for the grasp of a strong hand . |
| 21 | In the end you have to become part of the establishment , Gareth , but never let them remove or circumscribe your right of free speech ; you use it too well and the rest of us can not do without it . |