Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [vb past] to let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 2 | Nutty could get Spot over the jumps but did not enjoy it , and Biddy refused to let them swap permanently . |
| 3 | She tried to ease her hand out from under his but met with a resistance that could only have been overcome by struggling , and pride refused to let her do that . |
| 4 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
| 5 | Her eyes filled with tears of pain and shock , but Isabel refused to let them fall . |
| 6 | But Huddersfield refused to let them coast . |