Example sentences of "[coord] let [pron] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a time he began to whisper in a voice that tried now to be soft and gentle , in complete contrast to his alarm calls : ‘ Come on , Minch , you ca n't really be so ill that you ca n't show me your face just for a moment , or let me hear the ruffle of one of your wings . |
| 2 | The equanimity of your average tosser of coins depends upon the law , or rather a tendency , or let us say a probability , or at any rate a mathematically calculable chance , which ensures that he will not upset himself by losing too much nor upset his opponent by winning too often . |
| 3 | Doubtless there is a batteur in the wings or for the chorus , the orchestra only needing a maître de musique , or let us say a conducteur ; a batteur de mesure being not the ‘ most essential artist at the Opera ’ but the most intolerable … |
| 4 | She knew he was fobbing her off , but she accepted it ; she was willing to sit in the back seat and let him do the driving . |
| 5 | " For pity 's sake be still and let him get a word in edgeways . " |
| 6 | Yeah so er I 'll give him notes this time I think , and let him put the meat on the bone |
| 7 | Jane Clark , 50 , said : ‘ I can no longer stand idly by and let him take the blame . ’ |
| 8 | Muldoon nervously introduced the plan , saying that as Fred Klepner had been over on special assignment from Detroit to help Mark in the final preparation of the Plan and the presentation , he would hand over to Fred and let him take the committee through the proposals . |
| 9 | In the end I had to get it down and let him have a sniff before he . |
| 10 | I found one of the drummers and let him have a tape and he loved it . |
| 11 | Give the customers plenty of opportunity to see you from all angles and let them feel the cloth if they want to . |
| 12 | The agency 's own staff gave water and blankets to hunger strikers and let them use the office telephone . |
| 13 | If you become pregnant you should tell your Social Security office and let them know the date your baby is due , so that you can get tokens for seven pints or eight half-litres of milk each week for yourself until your baby is born . |
| 14 | Usually , I know exactly what I want , but it is much better if you can get other people to do it and let them take the credit . |
| 15 | It 's as if everyone else had given up and the Government then said , ‘ Oh , give the workers some money and let them have a go . ’ |
| 16 | Then eject her from the taxi , propel her on to its bonnet , and let her do the business from Singin' in the Rain . |
| 17 | If , for whatever reason , a husband initially commands higher rates of pay than his wife it makes economic sense for him to ‘ specialize ’ in paid work and let her shoulder the brunt of the partnership 's unpaid chores ( Becker , 1981 , 1985 ; for a critique see Owen , 1987 ) . |
| 18 | He parked two hundred yards from the precipice and let her walk the rest . |
| 19 | ‘ And let everybody know the reason ? |
| 20 | Uncover the loaf and let everyone admire the bread . |
| 21 | Just shut up and let me get the fuck on with it . |
| 22 | I should be grateful if you would look into the matter and let me know the outcome . |
| 23 | There were many heads like that in Spain , and I would follow outstanding examples gazing in admiration at that nape , that neck , that flat-backed skull , until the head turned and let me glimpse the face , which was never disappointing . |
| 24 | Well shut up and let me shut the door |
| 25 | ‘ I was wondering , ’ said Evelyn , ‘ if you 'd like to swap with me and let me have a chance to go under the machines . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Dennis , lovie , can you type this out now and let me have a copy ? |
| 27 | ‘ And let me use the phone ? ’ |
| 28 | Let us pretend that it is only that Grainne is too far above me , and let us continue the pretence , for I do not think I can bear it any other way . |
| 29 | ‘ Come , ’ they say to one another , ‘ Let us build ourselves a city , and a tower with its top in the heavens , and let us make a name for ourselves , lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth ’ ( 11.4 ) . |
| 30 | So you either either sell back to our sixteen units of poles and let us stay the night , or come back again tomorrow . |