Example sentences of "[modal v] not let me [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would n't let me pay that for it , he said that they had at the shop . |
| 2 | Last year , after a fortnight 's holiday in California , his first for two years , he complained , ‘ My wife would n't let me take any work with me ’ . |
| 3 | Bloody fool that I am , my pride would n't let me accept other consolation , even when offered , neither before the divorce , nor since . ’ |
| 4 | the banks wo would n't let me have extra money or anything like that . |
| 5 | well I can do , but he wo n't let me do any of the things I want |
| 6 | Well Bill wo n't let me fall asleep on the settee . |