Example sentences of "and let [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not time he retired and let somebody do something ? |
| 2 | Harry said , ‘ How are you feeling ? ’ and Fiona put her arms carefully round me and let her scent drift in my senses . |
| 3 | Once in her room she spat out her handkerchief and let her skirt drop to the floor . |
| 4 | She paused to give her words maximum effect and let her eyes flit over the assembly . |
| 5 | Catherine came close to Morton and let her head droop on his shoulder . |
| 6 | Her first instinct was to cover her ears , but she soon realized that it was not going to get any quieter , and let her hands fall to her sides . |
| 7 | ‘ Sorry ! ’ she laughed , and let her hand fall . |
| 8 | She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow . |
| 9 | She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar . |
| 10 | I turned her round and let her fall into it . |
| 11 | She had hardly settled herself against the pillows and let her thickened lids slide back over her aching eyeballs when she heard a knock on the door . |
| 12 | All the same the effect was n't quite right , and so she undid the Alice-band at the nape of her neck and let her hair fall to her shoulders , tousled and damp at the edges . |
| 13 | His legs were supple and strongly muscled , and Grainne half closed her eyes , and let her mind race forward , and anticipated the feel of his thighs against her … |
| 14 | She sighed and let her fingers move slowly down the dark , smooth surface of the glass . |
| 15 | She pulled away , surprised eyes sparkling , and let her hands play with the back of my neck : I tasted sweet lipstick . |
| 16 | Melissa sat back and let her mind wander elsewhere while they talked shop . |
| 17 | She ignored the flickering screen , and let her thoughts drift on , because it was one of those rare times when she was thinking well , when striking and truthful ideas seemed to occur to her effortlessly , rising fully articulated into the mind , when it seemed possible that one day she might write poetry . |
| 18 | Chas lay on his back and let her words drift over his head … |
| 19 | Later , Taheb raised herself on one elbow and let her hand slide along his thigh . |
| 20 | She froze him out ; went limp in his arms and let her lips go slack under his . |
| 21 | She wondered whether to stay where she was , cold and tear-stained , and let her father find her and pick her up to comfort her as he did when she was small . |
| 22 | She wanted him to go on , but he did n't , so she simply sat and dreamed and let her mind go floating out into the grey April morning towards the gulls and the sky and the sea . |
| 23 | For some reason he picked up on that word and let her cool statement go by for the moment . |
| 24 | be absolute and let her face recede |
| 25 | Lloyd picked up a beer can , lifted Beeby 's legs up with one hand , sat down on the sofa and let her legs fall across his lap . |
| 26 | With a sigh she slid her hands beneath the front of his jacket and let her own fingers graze the hard stubs of his nipples . |
| 27 | Ensconsed in the privacy of one of the new modern bath-rooms , she turned off the tap , lay back in the warm mineral water , let her whole body go limp , and let her mind follow suit . |
| 28 | She smiled and let her hands drift down his spine to his buttocks . |
| 29 | ‘ Nor I you , ’ she said , amazed , and let her hand slip into his and be held fast . |
| 30 | Rose put on more make-up and let her workers know it was business as usual . |