Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] let [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should not let radio happen to you , you should n't let any of the media happen to you . |
| 2 | And when he returned to the college , he told the students they must n't let blindness get in the way of their creativity . |
| 3 | But even if you 've got plenty of money in your pocket at the moment , you must n't let others take advantage of your generous nature . |
| 4 | The runaway First Division leaders are 12 points clear of their nearest rivals , but after Monday 's defeat , Keegan warned : ‘ We must n't let standards dip . |
| 5 | No , no oh I agree people should n't let dogs foul on the pavement and in shopping places and things , cos it can be dangerous , but out in the woodlands if it was n't for all the animals we would n't have any green stuff , trees and bushes seagulls are up . |
| 6 | You should n't let Rourke get to you , you know . |
| 7 | " I should n't let Janet have a glass anyway , " cried Maurice , never at a loss . |
| 8 | She laughed and cried at the same time , and could not let Oliver go . |
| 9 | She could not let Luke see how frightened she was . |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't let Edward take that risk , he might get himself arrested for stealing pages from the account books , they are company property after all . ’ |
| 11 | On the way home in the taxi ( Nigel was indulging them for once — he could n't let Gina use her bike under the circumstances ) he took delight in telling her she had a spot on her backside . |
| 12 | I could n't let Rosa go when the time came to sell up . |
| 13 | Sorry , i just could nt let people think green was getting impartial in his old age . |
| 14 | I told him you would not let things rest and would look for me . |
| 15 | He said the government would not let people die if relief does not arrive , but as Ethiopia has no surplus food , no money to buy grain and no means of transporting it , it is hard to see how the government can avoid deaths . |
| 16 | It seemed that Wilkins , and other Copernicans , allowed certain astronomical discoveries to confirm the truth of Scripture , but they would not let Scripture pronounce on matters of astronomy . |
| 17 | It does not appear in Heath 's brief memorandum of de Lattre 's meeting with Truman but de Lattre subsequently claimed to have been very reassured by the President 's statement : ‘ We would not let Indo-China fall into enemy hands . ’ |
| 18 | When they would n't let Tommy take it , he shot them |
| 19 | Rose 's mother showed the girls the house and the fowl and farm animals , including a pet goat who would n't let Rose milk her unless she sprayed herself with a perfume that the mother used . |
| 20 | She would n't let Philip go . |
| 21 | But Williams would n't let Halliwell see that he thought so little of him . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's certainly true that if people suggest they will go to the appeal procedure then we will do almost everything we can to avoid that , which means in some cases we 're letting people get away with something that you would n't let others get away with , simply because they 're being difficult — well , not being difficult , they would be just exercising their rights . ’ |
| 23 | And she would n't let Lucenzo crush her . |
| 24 | What I needed was a solid holder that would n't let pencils bend or break , and a retainer that would expand and contract a million times . |
| 25 | When Nellie 's Mum was very large and the baby was due she would n't let Nellie go far in case she needed to fetch the midwife . |
| 26 | Well that 's what I would say about this if this was new I would n't let people go in ! |
| 27 | You did n't count on Dick being so conscientious that he would n't let Martin watch alone . ’ |
| 28 | No , he would n't let business make him late for Shabbos . |
| 29 | We ca n't let prices rise . |
| 30 | Arthur Schlesinger , for instance , records one State Department complaint in January 1962 : " We ca n't let Macmillan practise this emotional blackmail on us . " |