Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] let she [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must n't let her know this has happened . |
| 2 | " You must n't let her spend too much on me . " |
| 3 | and it 's , it 's I mean should n't let her have that Joyce ? |
| 4 | She could should n't let her have all that |
| 5 | Oh ! to think that he should actually let her come as near to him as that ! ( h.2 ) |
| 6 | Lucy did n't for one moment think that she could trick him or trip him , but knew that he 'd see her as young and naive and so might just let her get away with a little more . |
| 7 | I do n't know how I 'll ever let her go to school . |
| 8 | If he 's in police custody as he may well be by now they 'll never let her see him , ’ Hugo said . |
| 9 | ‘ Your father 'll never let 'er wear 'em , ’ said Annie . |
| 10 | ‘ Then you 'd sooner let her have an illegitimate child ? |
| 11 | But Boldwood could not let her go . |
| 12 | So she could not let her go alone but must stand in the crowds being shoved , the smell of greasy food and litter breathed over her in this hot air , and the constant blare of noise grinding at her . |
| 13 | She was always so obsessed with her appearance , I could n't let her go to her grave in that state … |
| 14 | she wants to be near and he said could n't let her go |
| 15 | I could n't let her have her own way every time , however , otherwise she 'd end up training me ! |
| 16 | Now that she knew Betty was here because she pitied her and not because she liked her , she felt less threatened and decided that she would just let her take over the cooking and do as she wished in the kitchen . |
| 17 | And there was another thought , too , that would not let her go . |
| 18 | They would not let her speak at table and made her wear a white canvas apron and a short gown ‘ so that she should be held a fool ’ ; but , said Margery with unholy self-satisfaction , ‘ she was held in more worship than they were , wherever they went ’ . |
| 19 | I knew the master would not let her leave the safety of the Grange to go so far , especially as the road to the hills passed close to Wuthering Heights . |
| 20 | She even very kindly offered to attend to things , but I would not let her do that because I knew I had to face up to my responsibilities . |
| 21 | Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort . |
| 22 | Annunziata looked in to Julia 's room at fairly frequent intervals to turn her pillows or sponge her hot face , but would not let her try to talk . |
| 23 | She longed to get home , to question her mother , but her brain would not let her hang on to these indulgences . |
| 24 | Somehow Margery got to Calais , where she met ‘ divers persons who had known her before ’ ; they would not let her know which ship they were sailing on , but Margery ‘ speered and spied ’ until she found out , and put her luggage aboard . |
| 25 | Expecting that he would now let her go and retreat down the ladder , she was startled when his large hands gripped her thighs and continued to guide her until she was standing two steps above him . |
| 26 | She 'd lived there partly because she could n't be bothered to move , partly because it was cheap , but mainly because her mother would n't let her go . |
| 27 | And Gill gave her job to go and work in the shop and he would n't let her go and work in it . |
| 28 | But pride would n't let her do that — pride insisted she at least made an effort . |
| 29 | Part of her , that stubborn , spirited side , the side that had got her into this mess in the first place , would n't let her give up , back out and admit that Luke Denner and his sexuality were more than she could handle . |
| 30 | But rather than have Mercedes back in the factory , the company preferred to pay her wages through the Ministry of Labour and would n't let her return to work or even come near the factory . |