Example sentences of "to let [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | She began to shed the brilliant borrowed chameleon plumage , she wanted to let Lucy in . |
2 | She may have used the window as a convenient piece of misdirection , or she may have opened it to let Latimer in . |
3 | I do not want to let schools off : they should compete in terms of truancy or examination tables . |
4 | Jacko added : ‘ It is the worst thing in the world to let fans down . ’ |
5 | Surely she knew that it was fatal to let Ross anywhere near her ? |
6 | All the research shows that one of the best coping strategies is to let emotions out , and one of the worst is not to do that . |
7 | I do n't want to let Stephen down . ’ |
8 | He stroked the Gullwing as he passed it and then unlocked the Ferrari 's passenger door to let Billie in . |
9 | He did not want to let Smallfry down again . |
10 | They called for four changes in modern house design : sloping paths in the landscaping rather than steps , lower concrete thresholds , wider doors to let wheelchairs through , and a downstairs lavatory . |
11 | In fact deliberately if you ca n't go there , you 're going to let people down , so that they give you stick . |
12 | Whatever else happens , I am not about to let Rainbow back out of this encounter . |
13 | Tradesmen who might overcharge or who might tamper with locks and window-catches to let burglars in . |
14 | She was beginning to understand Felipe 's desire not to let Ana out of his sight — the same protective urge was in her too . |
15 | The sergeant 's eyes widened , and he slid out of the Land Rover and stood back to let Jamie out . |
16 | As the heat of the evening mounted , Rose Hilaire opened all the windows in her sitting-room to let air in . |
17 | A gridded forward viewscreen , framed with bronze bones , displayed in subdued ginger hues — metamorphosis of infra-red — the expanse of the arena and the vast closed petals of the dome which presently would unfold to let monsters out of its cave . |
18 | Which is very light so to compensate for this a ply line is used this is a rubber line which is quite thick and the rod is flicked backwards and forwards to let line out . |
19 | The seal of the Spirit is meant to assure us that we belong to Christ , and to let others also know the fact . |
20 | Sure you knew you were gon na help to let Thomas in . |
21 | The crowd had parted to let Harriet through to the centre of the square . |
22 | Although her stomach was churning at the thought of the coming ordeal , she was determined to appear at ease so as not to let Ludo down . |