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 .
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