Example sentences of "not let him " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Better not let him hear you say that , sir . |
| 2 | The house sighed , wishing it had not let him start . |
| 3 | Why not let him think he 'd won the argument ? |
| 4 | All that was left to her now was to not let him know just how much he had hurt her . |
| 5 | You must deploy Mr Bargepole equipped with a pair of electrodes and a can of Aqua Regia in the MD 's office of United Newspapers and not let him at it until he has secured your reprieve . |
| 6 | ‘ He should have knocked the guy cold and not let him go on to the fourth round . |
| 7 | Her eyelashes fluttered down to hide feelings she dared not let him see . |
| 8 | He had said ‘ we ’ , which heartened McAllister enormously but also meant that she must try to justify his confidence , and not let him down ; he must not think her a fine lady only playing at life — she meant to do her share , and yet try not to hinder him . |
| 9 | But she did n't respond — at least she did n't do that ! — or only a little bit , only the very smallest bit , because it was so very sweet , so very exciting , so very much what she had always hoped a kiss might be , and if he believed it was what she wanted , why not let him think so ? |
| 10 | She finally turned to face him , determined to smile and not let him know what she 'd heard . |
| 11 | I 'm sorry I , I nearly walked out , yeah , that 's not him , not let him , that watch that , cos it is a bit |
| 12 | ‘ Th'should tell him so , not let him walk over thee ! ’ |
| 13 | Some people tell us to keep Moby on a tight lead and only walk him in one or two places ; others tell us not to let him off the lead as his bones are n't yet strong enough to take the strain ; some tell us to relax and hope he grows out of it . |
| 14 | It is specially important not to let him vegetate in front of the television for long periods . |
| 15 | I replied to his letter to say thanks for believing in me , and that I would do my best not to let him down . |
| 16 | On the day I moved in my Mother had warned me not to let him rule my life like he 'd ruled my Father 's , but it never occurred to me to disobey him and seemed natural to follow the ‘ week planner ’ he 'd written out and pinned to the notice-board in the kitchen : Monday — Washing Tuesday — Ironing Wednesday — Youth Club etc . |
| 17 | The blow came at a meeting on Saturday when members voted not to let him stand as an election candidate — despite a recommendation to accept him by the executive committee . |
| 18 | Apparently everyone was hoping that he would n't come back here , because his people moved out after he went to prison , and asked Mrs McD not to let him know their address . ’ |
| 19 | So it 's common sense not to let him into every area of your life . |
| 20 | McLaren , he was convinced , was determined to get the better of him , ‘ and I was determined not to let him ’ . |
| 21 | Brenda guessed that it was a big responsibility for him and was determined not to let him down . |
| 22 | She was determined not to let him know he still had the power to make her feel anything at all . |
| 23 | ‘ Can I help you ? ’ she asked , trying not to let him see the amusement in her blue eyes . |
| 24 | She flushed and tried not to let him rile her . |
| 25 | She worshipped him and was canny enough not to let him know . |
| 26 | It was better not to let him know that Chris woke regularly two or three times every night . |
| 27 | Plus a warning not to let him start doing anything of his own . |
| 28 | ‘ Looks like it , ’ Sarella returned , trying not to let him get the better of her this time . |
| 29 | All that was left to her now was pride — pride not to let him know how much he had hurt her , pride not to let him find out how much she loved him . |
| 30 | All that was left to her now was pride — pride not to let him know how much he had hurt her , pride not to let him find out how much she loved him . |