Example sentences of "would n't let " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to play at the funeral but Tony 's mother would n't let him . |
| 2 | I would n't let the children grow up in this environment . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , yeah , ’ said Jay , ‘ only I would n't let her . ’ |
| 4 | What I needed was a solid holder that would n't let pencils bend or break , and a retainer that would expand and contract a million times . |
| 5 | The classical piece Cale always claimed was in him never emerged , mainly because the showman in him would n't let it go : ‘ there was just so much chaos going on , in my personal and creative life , that I could n't finish … |
| 6 | They would n't let me plug it by myself . ’ |
| 7 | Rose 's mother showed the girls the house and the fowl and farm animals , including a pet goat who would n't let Rose milk her unless she sprayed herself with a perfume that the mother used . |
| 8 | He wanted to do Marie 's room , but she would n't let him . |
| 9 | I wish I could see Annie again , but they took me away , and they would n't let me see her again . |
| 10 | That 's one reason I do n't want Mr Jackson to send me to Combe Court — they would n't let me keep Satan . |
| 11 | I do n't know whether it is just the advance of modern technology within the family , or whether it is because the type of material the fire is built with nowadays would n't let them taste quite so good . |
| 12 | As did Edward York 's Basilio-he had it , but would n't let go of it . |
| 13 | Strangely enough , Ken Pitt would n't let me go with him , or his mother for that matter , to receive the award . |
| 14 | Much as I tried to break in several times , they always caught me and would n't let me in to see the poor people travelling . |
| 15 | You would n't let out things I 've told you in confidence , would you ? ’ |
| 16 | He would n't let it be true . |
| 17 | I think at times he found his own handsomeness an awful burden : people just would n't let him alone . |
| 18 | ‘ He wanted to go on the dodgems and Nanny would n't let him . ’ |
| 19 | And he just would n't let anybody near him who would n't kiss his ass . ’ |
| 20 | She would n't let him get near her again either . |
| 21 | ‘ I would n't let them go home , ’ Gareth said . |
| 22 | ‘ Naughty cat , she would n't let you in then , ’ he chides the moggie disporting itself on the carpet . |
| 23 | Like now , wanting to hold her breast and guide it to the baby 's mouth , but they would n't let her . |
| 24 | I would n't let is pass without thanking you which is the reason for this note because at the moment I have n't got that much spare time on my hands to thank you in person . |
| 25 | Their sort would n't let on they even knew prostitutes existed . |
| 26 | ‘ I would n't let my daughter . ’ |
| 27 | Thus the daughter of one mother who drank asked to go to live with her grandmother , in her well-ordered ‘ nice ’ home : ‘ but they would n't let me go . |
| 28 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — but that 's exactly the sort of invitation you give a criminal if your caravan is n't secured ! |
| 29 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — so do n't make a present of your caravan |
| 30 | She kissed me and would n't let me pay for the ticket . |