Example sentences of "[noun] would [not/n't] let me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alejandro would n't let me stick and ball for a week . |
| 2 | My brothers would n't let me worry about money — they 'd always see me all right . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ My parents would n't let me leave school , so I got a daily paper-round and weekend work at the local timber yard . |
| 4 | The parents would not let me leave home without them . ’ |
| 5 | Keith come back here and say have you bought out a video and I 'll say oh no I could n't , Carol would n't let me bring it , they oh no hen pecked , ooh , ooh |
| 6 | Bloody fool that I am , my pride would n't let me accept other consolation , even when offered , neither before the divorce , nor since . ’ |
| 7 | And to think when Peggy was little Gran would n't let me switch on the tree lights until Christmas Eve . |
| 8 | My mam moved away but the landlord would n't let me stay on because I was on social security . |
| 9 | Last year , after a fortnight 's holiday in California , his first for two years , he complained , ‘ My wife would n't let me take any work with me ’ . |
| 10 | Your father would n't let me go to her when she was dying , but he could n't come between us . |
| 11 | Cos my Mum would n't let me call her . |
| 12 | I got this job in the machine sh in one of the lock shops and er for a fellow , I worked for him and er after I 'd been working for him they wanted me to work for somebody else but this fellow would n't let me go . |
| 13 | Strangely enough , Ken Pitt would n't let me go with him , or his mother for that matter , to receive the award . |
| 14 | In fact , the novelty of being offered information by Sniffy would n't let me miss it . |
| 15 | PAMELA : [ aside ] Now I begin to know too well why all his hard trials of me and my black apprehensions would not let me hate him . |
| 16 | Chris would n't let me drive his car . |
| 17 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |
| 18 | I like his wolfhounds but my mother would n't let me feed them . ’ |
| 19 | No I did n't , my mother would n't let me have them but a lot of people have worn them . |
| 20 | But that little plan was soon put a stop to , for mother would not let me go by myself , and there was nobody to go with me . |