Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] let i [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The young man faltered , but managed , ‘ If you 'll only let me show you — ’ |
| 2 | As I think he might not let me have my half-hour in midmorning if he let me go out earlier , I do n't insist . ) |
| 3 | And if you 'll just let me handle it , I also know exactly how you can get everything you want . |
| 4 | They 'll never let me join their gang now . ’ |
| 5 | He sits there looking like John Knox being unimpressed by Mary Stuart , and just as I think he 'll never let me increase my overdraft he says , ‘ Aye , life 's not easy for a woman alone with no head for business . |
| 6 | Probably too weak ; and , even if she was n't , I expected she would just let me crack my skull on the pavement because women like to see men helpless . |
| 7 | ‘ He would not let me tend it properly before , stubborn man that he — ’ |
| 8 | PAMELA : [ aside ] Now I begin to know too well why all his hard trials of me and my black apprehensions would not let me hate him . |
| 9 | In fact , the novelty of being offered information by Sniffy would n't let me miss it . |
| 10 | I like his wolfhounds but my mother would n't let me feed them . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ They would n't let me do anything , ’ Nails said aggressively , and with a fair amount of truth . |
| 12 | Keith come back here and say have you bought out a video and I 'll say oh no I could n't , Carol would n't let me bring it , they oh no hen pecked , ooh , ooh |
| 13 | He would n't let me pick him up , comfort him , do anything with him at all and I just did n't know what was wrong with him . |
| 14 | She had a grand lot of milk , but she would n't let me milk her . |
| 15 | I says I 'm gon na stop with me father and they said well , we 're sorry to lose you but we know this trade 's know good to you and we hope that you 'll stay with your dad and , well I did , I stayed with me dad until , as I say after I come out of the army and they would n't let me increase me coal trade . |
| 16 | She would n't let me take her . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You would n't let me take you hostage by any chance ? ’ the Campbell asked hopefully . |
| 18 | I would n't let me buy me lunch , I said , and I meant it . |
| 19 | He would n't let me say something and I tried about three times and in the end I just kept talking , |
| 20 | They would n't let me plug it by myself . ’ |
| 21 | Chris would n't let me drive his car . |
| 22 | Cos my Mum would n't let me call her . |
| 23 | No I did n't , my mother would n't let me have them but a lot of people have worn them . |
| 24 | Pat rung up and wanted me to fetch the dressing table on Tuesday night I said yeah alright I 'll do Wednes but I forgot I was going out with the girls Wednesday so I went out Tuesday and she would n't let me have it , cos Tuesdays they 're not working in the kitchen |
| 25 | My husband thought they were a failure and felt embarrassed about them , and for a long time he would n't let me see them . |
| 26 | I wish I could see Annie again , but they took me away , and they would n't let me see her again . |
| 27 | ‘ There was a painting on his easel , but he would n't let me see it . |
| 28 | Dennis would never let me forget what he had done for me , and come September I had nothing to look forward to except another year of slavery on Clive 's treadmill . |
| 29 | ‘ Michel would never let me meet him , ’ Andrée said . |
| 30 | She said I want an organ but mum would never let me have one . |