Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] let [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you kick a child all his schooldays , force him to labour sixteen hours a day seven days a week , yank out his teeth with forceps when they ache , bleed him when he is ill , beat him throughout his apprenticeship , starve him when he falls on bad times , and finally let him die in the workhouse when he ages prematurely , then you have educated a man , in the best way possible , to be indifferent . |
| 2 | And now let us consider for a minute what we mean by Child Art , and what difference there is between child and adult forms of expression . |
| 3 | And now let us proceed with the next business of the day , it gives me great pleasure your Royal Highness to er invite you to present several Save The Children awards this morning . |
| 4 | She led Midnight to a clear patch and then let him walk on the long rein , so that she stayed still and he walked round her in a circle at the end of the rein . |
| 5 | Sunderland , who travel to Blackburn on Wednesday night for their penultimate game of the season , had hoped to come to a compromise arrangement which would have enabled them to use Rogan against Swindon and then let him travel to Belfast before tomorrow night 's game . |
| 6 | So Harrison had lost the first fall unfairly : in the second he had twisted his man feet up and then let him crash to the ground . |
| 7 | He trained the bees whose ocelli had been painted to a food dish , and then let them dance to their unpainted hive mates under an electric light bulb . |
| 8 | Bring the palms back to shoulder height , turn the palms to face down and then , as you breathe out , push the palms down and then let them rest at your sides . |
| 9 | Even though mammals lavish such care and attention on their young , they still have the same two options open to insects and fish , crabs and reptiles — whether to concentrate their energies on producing as many young as possible and then let them fend for themselves , or whether to restrict the numbers to very few but look after them carefully . |
| 10 | One can not train students and then let them fall off the end of the course into a professional abyss . |
| 11 | Take in breath quickly through the mouth and then let it escape in an even hiss . |
| 12 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 13 | I says yeah I says she told me to do it , I says and then let you listen to it . |
| 14 | " And never let him play with such a little ball again . " |
| 15 | ‘ But now let us talk about you . ’ |
| 16 | I do not intend to interfere with any arrangements that you wish to handle yourself , but please let me know about all Medau special activities throughout the country ; especially those related to the Sports Council 's ‘ Ever Thought of Sport ’ and 50+ Campaigns and I shall be delighted to help if needed . |