Example sentences of "and not let " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Everything is open to interpretation , usually by the police , and the poor , hard-pressed licensee and his customers are so confused that the usual solution is to avoid the problem and not let children into the pub at all . |
| 2 | The solution was to operate independently , to abide by the unwritten rules of royal management and not let the Prince and Princess get into a position where they were competing for the limelight except when the occasion was pure entertainment . |
| 3 | Was it possible the old fox had sussed him out and not let it show ? |
| 4 | Though the head needs to bubble with enthusiasm reasonable requests will sometimes need to be refused solely to keep a balance and not let pressures get out of hand . |
| 5 | ‘ If there is one thing that Sweden taught me , it was to hang in there and not let my head go down , even if I do n't play particularly well . |
| 6 | ‘ The idea is to save as much as you can and not let it go to the government . |
| 7 | We shall have to match his fighting spirit , and not let our fear overwhelm us before the first blow is struck . |
| 8 | Talk too much , and not let others have their say . |
| 9 | But you have to hold it down like that , and not let it burst free and flop trembling onto the table . ’ |
| 10 | Perhaps the police would n't even let them do that , perhaps they would treat them like gypsies and move them on and on and not let them stop anywhere . |
| 11 | But even this , Wemmick decides to keep to his life at Walworth and not let it be mentioned in Little Britain which even though it seems odd , stays within the boundaries of his character which Dickens has been building on . |
| 12 | Who just want to take over your mind and not let you think for yourself . |
| 13 | There is a strong determination to put it right this time and not to let things slip . |
| 14 | When I first started on the shoot , Sam Fawcett said that I need n't bother about the whisky and the cartridges but I had to watch the grouse , and not to let anyone come past them and pick one or two out . |
| 15 | Although the issue split the centre-left coalition , with most of the Christian Democrats ( CVP/PSC ) voting against and most Socialists ( SP/PS ) voting for the bill , the parties had previously agreed to allow a free vote and not to let the result lead to a government crisis . |
| 16 | Once again pensioners are advised not to keep large sums of money at home and not to let in strangers . |
| 17 | Once again pensioners are advised not to keep large sums of money at home and not to let in strangers . |
| 18 | He told me that there are good people about and not to let this incident cloud my vision . |
| 19 | It was growing dark , and she thought of sleeping on a bench or under a tree in a remote part of Regent 's Park , but she was afraid that , having spent the night out and returning in a dishevelled state , her landlady might assume the worst and not let her in again . |
| 20 | Between them they expressed the opposing feelings so often displayed by young children in the peak age of attachment : on the one hand , the protest and fury about being left — cries of rage — and then a sullen refusal to acknowledge and come to the mother ; on the other hand , the desperate yearning for the loved one and a need to cling and not let go . |
| 21 | Similarly , a physiotherapist said : ‘ I had to try and keep a brave face on it and not let on . |
| 22 | Either way , Theodora thought , how like the clergy it was to want to keep the clerical club intact and not let in outsiders . |
| 23 | The meeting at Rutherglen for the choice of commissioner with the authority of the Burgh 's vote was on the evening of 20th May at seven pm and the Dixon agents were so keen to keep their influence to the very end and not let Kirkman Finlay 's agents have an opportunity to exert influence that they were hard pressed to get the Councillors to the meeting at seven pm . |
| 24 | It was so much better if she could slip out quietly and not let Alan know . |
| 25 | If you 're caught off balance by a particularly audacious act or challenge you must bounce back and not let on how you feel inside . |
| 26 | If you 're caught off balance by a particularly audacious act or challenge you must bounce back and not let on how you feel inside . |
| 27 | Places of entertainment , like discos , would have to close at 3am and not let anyone in after 1:30am . |
| 28 | What they did at a branch on our district erm , again it was just like set up , people were given specific tasks , but at the end of the three month cycle , they 'd change some people , er , those people 's tasks so that they , so they would n't get stagnant , and plus , if one person was off , if you happened to be on holiday , you 've got somebody else that can do the job at the standard and not let the standard fall . |
| 29 | And you have to be firm and not let anybody in |
| 30 | 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 . |