Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] let [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 But from what Cliff had let slip he had been a poor father , an unpopular and unsuccessful schoolmaster yet with unreasonable ambitions for his only son .
2 Another one to fall by the wayside with a 78 was Ray Floyd , who had picked up the US Open title Norman had let slip through his grasp a few weeks before .
3 In an unguarded moment , Iris had let drop that , while Bonard was paying her expenses , she was receiving no fee to run the course .
4 Because when , without so much as a scrap of protest , Ven had let go of her just now , she had started to get the idea that perhaps he had n't desired her anywhere near as much as she had wanted him .
5 This view of him had been built up gradually , partly as a result of that interview with Rodriguez back in Mexico City , and partly from the bits and pieces of information Ward had let fall .
6 ‘ I 'm so glad , ’ Leith replied , knowing from the very few comments Rosemary had let drop that she must have gone through a most unhappy time before Derek had finally left .
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