Example sentences of "to let [pron] out " in BNC.

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1 He once locked two visiting American soldiers inside the cathedral one evening and promised to come to let them out in half an hour but forgot to come .
2 With small , isolated follies and temples , one solution is to let them out to artists .
3 Angry Kath Patient locked the council team in her flat and refused to let them out until they replaced a leaking boiler .
4 The bantams were waiting for her to let them out of their safe house .
5 ‘ Oh , we would n't want to let them out of our sight , ’ said Hilda .
6 ‘ I do n't think they ought to let them out , walking about like that in those black clothes .
7 And then the the the store cattle they were in big open yards during the nights and then you used to let them out and eat these off er a grass field in Win i in in in in the daytime .
8 ‘ Doctor , you 've got to let them out , ’ Blake shouted .
9 Subliminally persuaded by the devil to let them out .
10 Commonly , the tales of adulterous wives end with counsel to men not to trust what their wives tell them , not to let them out , and so on .
11 I mean some people just do n't expect you to let them out so they 're dreaming mostly .
12 In fact , they were allowed to let them out last night .
13 Then she walked with me to a bus stop — I had to take one step every two minutes , and that in slow motion — waited with me , put me on the right bus and reminded the conductor where to let me out .
14 All that their unfortunate ancestors had to say probably came in questions : ‘ When are you going to let me out of here ? ’ and ‘ Can I go home now , please ? ’
15 Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one .
16 For nearly two years , Shanti was reluctant to let me out of her sight , and would follow me from room to room , into the bathroom , wherever it might be .
17 Then : ‘ You 'll have to let me out for the Jubilee .
18 ‘ And , more important , are you going to let me out of here ? ’
19 When I trudge to the door , only Des comes to let me out .
20 Ever since my father repeatedly threatened to let me out of the car as a child , I have made satisfactory provisions for such an adventure .
21 ‘ No , he liked to let himself out — quickly , for fear of being seen .
22 Downstairs in the hall Greg took his coat , and was going to let himself out when he was forestalled by Viola 's son , who came out from the sitting-room , his wife hanging back in the doorway .
23 ‘ I do n't believe you for a moment ; even if I did , you 're my only lead and I 'm not going to let you out of my sight until I catch up with Garry .
24 There 's no way I intend to let you out of this bed until you 've promised that you 'll marry me . ’
25 ‘ And as I said , there 's no way I 'm going to let you out of this bed until I have your answer in the affirmative . ’
26 I willed you to come and you did and now you are here and I 'm never going to let you out of my sight again .
27 What really helps that difficult decision to let one out into the world , though , is a desire to spoil oneself , not the machine .
28 To let herself out of the back she 'd either have to clamber over the seats or squeeze out of a window , and because of the shape of the doors the windows did n't even open all the way .
29 You 're not to let her out of your sight ! ’
30 ‘ The next time I take her for a walk , I 'm not going to let her out of my sight , ’ he said .
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