Example sentences of "do [not/n't] let " in BNC.

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1 She was heavy and it was all I could do not to let her slide through my arms .
2 Already her entire body seemed to be turning to fire and ice , and it was all she could do not to let her trembling knees fold , collapsing her at his feet like a rag doll — which was exactly where he probably imagined she should be .
3 " Whatever you do do not let them take the book back without admitting that your name is in it . "
4 Whatever you do do n't let the weather get you down
5 If Henry thought that there was a contradiction in terms about the words ‘ medical poison ’ he did not Let it show in his face .
6 But Gillian did not let this faze her .
7 Around this time he was a heavy drinker although , as a conscientious professional , he did not let it affect his game .
8 Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down .
9 The other two held their breath , waiting for the inevitable squeak , but the sensitive fingers did not let him down .
10 Asimov 's extraordinary output of 10 books a year did not let up , even after he suffered a heart attack in 1977 and triple bypass surgery two years later .
11 After a poor start , at the 10th , where he missed for his three from a mere 18ins , he did not let the birdies escape at the 11th and 12th .
12 EVEN AT five o'clock in the morning , in the flush of victory and vindication , John Major did not let himself go .
13 The heavy rain did not let up and soon the vast crowds had churned the whole area into a sea of mud .
14 But the Liberal leader did not let its transience spoil the effect .
15 He did , but did not let it interfere with his judgment .
16 She did not let the knife slip from her hand when the door burst open , and Nathan Holland appeared , having thrust his way past the servant .
17 Azadi did not let his irritation show .
18 Those teenagers left behind did not let their new skills go to waste .
19 His tone was mild , but , having heard of his reputation , I did not let that deceive me .
20 I did not let on that watching rugby training from 30 or 40 yards distance does not automatically allow one to discover the training team 's secrets .
21 That lavish endowment of talent , which had been blotted up in sport and intense boyish preoccupations , was now called up in all its force and it did not let him down .
22 Meredith Jones — who relished his protégé 's roughness — was aware of that and told his friend Philip Burton to keep an eye on him , make sure he did not let slip this second and last chance .
23 These examples have their parallels in Europe ; Britain did not let television loose during the Falklands campaign .
24 At first she did not let them in ‘ because I thought they were drunks from the pub next door ’ .
25 even after his marriage , to mow the lawn ; it gave her so little enjoyment that Clara wondered why she did not let it go to seed .
26 She did not let her gaze rise from this task .
27 Her heart could have ached , could have dragged her down , but she did not let it , was keeping that lump of a heart on a short cruel chain like a dangerous dog .
28 Deborah also doubted Sebastian , although she never let it show , or hoped she did not let it show .
29 It did not let him down .
30 It was their own secret world , and they did not let me into it again .
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