Example sentences of "[modal v] not let you [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I must n't let you run away with the impression that I spent all my time lounging around the pool . |
| 2 | He , I tell you want he does n't do , I should n't let you hear , but , when he , when him and me are arguing when we were younger , and me dad used to wind Colin up , and wind me up , and I 'd get madder and madder , and me dad used to love it . |
| 3 | We may not let you pass . |
| 4 | We may not let you pass . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll not let you go until you promise to let me see you . ’ |
| 6 | I 'll not let you go to visit the Company with dribbles of yolk all down the front of your suit . ’ |
| 7 | to the door , he 'll not let you touch him . |
| 8 | I should like to have found you something nicer to do , but I could n't let you go to people we know nothing about , and Mrs Andrews says that her cousin is sure to take care of you . |
| 9 | And then I leaned up to look down into your face , and saw the same vulnerability echoed there , your eyes almost purple , dazed , uncomprehending , and I knew then that I could n't let you go . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , I could n't let you do that , ’ he said . |
| 11 | We could n't let you see them — ’ |
| 12 | I could n't let you get close because , as I said , I suspected that you were implicated in Elise 's death . ’ |
| 13 | I wanted to talk to you for the whole journey , but I could n't let you know that , so I just sat there thinking , I 've got to touch her … |
| 14 | ‘ I had intended to secure your favour , or I would not let you live for this insult . ’ |
| 15 | In Switzerland the gynaecologist would not let you put on too much weight because he was concerned that you 'd end up looking like an old cow and |
| 16 | But if you were my son I would n't let you stay there one night on your own . |
| 17 | Even if you did see her , Mr Evans would n't let you go out with her , to a dance , or the pictures , or anything . |
| 18 | ‘ And she would n't let you sleep there overnight ? |
| 19 | I would n't let you do it else . |
| 20 | I would n't let you have one do n't you ? |
| 21 | Some people chase them away , would n't let you see horses work and all that , you know . |
| 22 | So if I wrote a letter and would n't let you see it , how would you feel ? |
| 23 | I 'm sorry you had to worry about me because I would n't let you know what was going on in my mind , but I hope now you 'll realise why I kept silent for so long . |
| 24 | He 'll be screaming , yo you know , he would n't let you touch the phone or something ! not tonight . |
| 25 | ‘ To be absolutely honest , even if you were Aphrodite herself , I would n't let you come near me . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I was afraid they would n't let you come . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ They ca n't let you go down in this , ’ he said with concern . |
| 28 | Now we ca n't let you go upstairs but later on you 'll see the room up above here and you can see where that goes to . |
| 29 | But I ca n't let you go . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't let you go . ’ |