Example sentences of "let [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let only a moment go by before filling a teaspoon full of caviar and feeding it to her . |
| 2 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 3 | Pumfrey let down the car window . |
| 4 | Being let down an Italian well , by a crowd of villagers . |
| 5 | Within days of the settlement Mass Observation reported widespread shame ‘ that we had let down the whole tradition of England 's pledges for honesty , fair play and resistance to threats . ’ |
| 6 | A bitter debate in the Executive of the National Union on 8 February 1917 resulted in the setting up of a special sub-committee to consider the Bill ; a suggestion that MPs should be ineligible for the sub-committee because they had let down the party so badly in the Speaker 's Conference was only narrowly lost . |
| 7 | They have let down the public and also let down colleagues who , in the local media and in some national programmes such as ’ Newsnight ’ , have succeeded in giving a more accurate and balanced picture of events . |
| 8 | Lawrence thought his side had let down the fans . |
| 9 | Lawrence thought his side had let down the fans . |
| 10 | She let off a salvo of three guns , spaced so that the first ball fell well in front of the Genoese ship . |
| 11 | He let off a warning shot . |
| 12 | Numberless are the ministers who have come to grief at the height of their peroration as a child has let out a deep sigh , articulating the inner feelings of some and distracting into amusement the rest of the congregation who were listening . |
| 13 | ‘ We are of the same height exactly and , if necessary , the bodice could be let out a trifle . ’ |
| 14 | Somehow , the old man had let out a dangerous secret , one which could not be discussed in a room on an Air Force base . |
| 15 | He had let out a number of slow deep breaths as if he had got out of a tight corner , but no sooner had he entered the room again than Lizzie said , ‘ Does Maggie know of this ? ’ |
| 16 | And when she protested she never lay like that and had proceeded to demonstrate how she did lie , crossing her legs and pulling her knees up , she had let out a high squeal when the side of Sister Mary 's hard hand came across her knees in a whacking thump . |
| 17 | Balor had let out a screech of purest agony , but the Elms bent over him with serious , heavy-featured faces and sawed partly through each of the pinioned limbs . |
| 18 | But the red-beard had already let out a roar of fury , and launched himself forward . |
| 19 | You 've let out a bag of trouble for yourself , ’ said Lucenzo harshly . |
| 20 | Worse still , as the proceedings unfold , each time you think you 've got the right handle on them , another different-coloured cat is let out the bag and there 's no use trying to spot the genre/influences . |
| 21 | No she 's let out the mainsheet to spill wind and now she 's under control again . |
| 22 | Downstairs Clytemnestra let out a howl that ended in a series of urgent yelps . |
| 23 | Anna let out a cry of disbelief and joy . |
| 24 | The next moment he let out a cry , of disbelief and joy , similar to hers . |
| 25 | Evelyn let out a gasp of delight which she just managed to turn into a disillusioned sob . |
| 26 | Ellen Harker let out a long breath and relaxed visibly . |
| 27 | There was a general gasp and Todger let out a nervous shriek of laughter that sounded horribly like mockery . |
| 28 | ‘ Those who can not hear must feel the rod of correction , ’ she declaimed , raising the stick as she advanced , Martha let out a shriek , leaped to her feet and , barely aware of her action , hit the old woman as hard as she could on the side of the head , knocking her against the wall . |
| 29 | Recovering , he let out a stream of words of which Sandison understood almost nothing . |
| 30 | He let out a yell and kicked his legs up crossly . |