Example sentences of "let us [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I said Daryll let us borrow your phone ? |
| 2 | The ‘ sheriff ’ came out and said that Customs wanted us to fly to Darwin for clearance , but we begged for mercy and he let us stay and gave us a ride to a lodge in the police wagon . |
| 3 | She let us stay with her for a week after Dada — ’ She paused , and again her hesitation appeared as if her mind were groping for an answer or a revelation to something she could n't understand ; then she said , ‘ After Dada … died . |
| 4 | Having been made to look stupid , he let us go without even checking up on the tax or the tyre . |
| 5 | We were very English and terribly sorry , and he let us go without a ticket . |
| 6 | In the end , when he saw the red crosses , he let us go . |
| 7 | And he let us climb to the top deck of the car , with a much better view of the route , this being usually reserved for smokers . |
| 8 | B but Terry let us look at the |
| 9 | When the Countess saw that Emily was going to be good for nothing , she let us have this house , as I say — she was Scottish , and had property here that was mostly sold after she died . |
| 10 | She let us have two rooms but there was no visible staff , and the dining-room was closed : we ate , that evening , in a shabby bar in the middle of the town . |
| 11 | The Sister Constance , who was the then the principal sister there she let us have the field so we got entertainment laid on we invited a celebrity , I think our first celebrity was erm I think it was Lord and Lady and then each time we had a different one , we had entertainment the whole time we started , about half past two and then we had entertainment until six then we had an interval then we had entertainment till twelve o'clock I even took my piano down onto the field so that we could have music . |
| 12 | Because there 's always been an opport , I mean even if your sort of poor , there 's always the opportunity , I mean I learnt to drive and then the driving instructor erm , lived next door to my mother saying , it , at the time it should of been three pound and erm , he let us have it for two pound |
| 13 | Though women are typically characterized as prophets of doom , Mira 's modest demand in relation to both personal and political situations is ‘ let us recognize one another before annihilating one another ’ ( 15,136 ; variations : 20,74,136 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ As you all know , ’ she said , ‘ ever since the Pack was formed we 've held our meetings in this fine old barn , which Farmer Maynard has let us have for our own use . |
| 15 | Others have not yet let us have statements of needs and we urge them to work with us to produce them . |
| 16 | As I say if they took my wages into consideration they would have let us buy next door even . |
| 17 | As elsewhere , the people have been very kind here , and have let us teach more or less what we want . |
| 18 | Mrs Langton is my godmother and she 's let us take over these outbuildings . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Why have they let us come so far ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The Thing would n't have let us come right here if it was n't safe for nomes . ’ |
| 21 | And the Americans would have let us know . |
| 22 | Thousands of you have kindly let us know much more about yourselves by filling in the questionnaire in our November issue . |
| 23 | Richard 's opening soliloquy ( which is also the opening text of the entire play ) must count as the clearest ‘ policy ’ statement of the tragedy principle in representation : Before this , Richard has let us know that he is not happy with the non-warring state of affairs and is set to provide destruction . |
| 24 | I think they 're let us know what they 've done . |
| 25 | You 've let us get in , take me coat off , and now are gon na go to shop ! |
| 26 | These models have just arrived in the country , and the Bass Centre have let us grab a look at them at very short notice . |
| 27 | You could 've let us use some of that eight , over eight million pounds that we have stuffed away , set aside to actually promote our social housing programme . |
| 28 | Let us modify text ( 8 ) slightly |
| 29 | But I said , alright , well we 'll consider it , so long as you let us quote for the rest of the business . |
| 30 | Now let us confess our sins . ’ |