Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [adv] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy did n't for one moment think that she could trick him or trip him , but knew that he 'd see her as young and naive and so might just let her get away with a little more . |
| 2 | They just would n't let them come out with the flour . |
| 3 | I took Gabriel into myself and loved him more than myself and maybe you 're right and I just ca n't let him go , but it 's not like that , Philippa , I swear it , it 's something else , a force — something wonderful if only I were n't so alone with it , something terrible unless I learn to understand it . |
| 4 | They just wo n't let you get on with it , not on your own terms , anyway . |
| 5 | I just wo n't let it happen . |
| 6 | I 'd like to talk about er , Wallace Mercer and er , I just can nae let him get away with this er in my opinion he 's a two-faced twit ! |
| 7 | Léonie still could not let herself cry for her aunt . |
| 8 | ‘ The annoying thing is there were spare lanes on the track and they still would n't let me run . ’ |
| 9 | He still remembers , still wo n't let me forget . |
| 10 | The service history ended abruptly at 50,000 miles , and because Darren had no insurance the seller understandably would n't let him drive it . |
| 11 | Watching the kestrel was a great experience , but life was still very frustrating for me because my mother understandably would n't let me wander very far afield , and I was n't going to see my first real live wild owl in Colchester Park ! |
| 12 | ‘ You really should n't let him say things like that , should you ? |
| 13 | 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 . |