Example sentences of "he let [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let off a warning shot . |
| 2 | If she were to hum quietly a popular song of the day , or laugh gaily at something which tickled her sense of humour , then he let loose a stream of abuse and insults , shouting hysterically . |
| 3 | Leaning out of the window , he let loose a stream of abuse . |
| 4 | He let only a moment go by before filling a teaspoon full of caviar and feeding it to her . |
| 5 | The next moment he let out a cry , of disbelief and joy , similar to hers . |
| 6 | Recovering , he let out a stream of words of which Sandison understood almost nothing . |
| 7 | He let out a yell and kicked his legs up crossly . |
| 8 | He let out a deep breath . |
| 9 | He let out a whoop , and slammed the gun down onto the bar , breaking glasses . |
| 10 | He let out a yelp . |
| 11 | Seeing the strangers he let out a shout , and headed towards them . |
| 12 | The shaking of the head became a violent fit of denial , and he let out a strange sob , knowing back his head as he did so . |
| 13 | He let out a stream of invective , but the placid face before him took both spittle and spleen without flinching . |
| 14 | Suddenly he let out a huge sigh , as though the air was being forced out of him . |
| 15 | And then he let out a call of welcome and triumph and he turned round in his cage and , raising his wings , flew up and dashed his talons against the very top of his cage and , wheeling sideways , hit against the side of Minch 's cage as well so that the Cages were filled with the sound of his joy . |
| 16 | He let out a long , shuddering breath . |
| 17 | It lifted its great horned head as though to bellow a warning , but in that moment Chuck Sherman 's rifle roared and he let out a yell of delight as he heard the thud of the bullet strike home into the buffalo 's broad chest . |
| 18 | He let out a long breath and raised his hands to cover both ears . |
| 19 | Without waiting for Chuck he strode off in the direction taken by the herd , and halfway across the grassland he let out a roar and dropped to his knees . |
| 20 | As he walked out he let out a sigh of relief . |
| 21 | He let out a long breath then turned to look at Hitch . |
| 22 | He let out a tired sigh . |
| 23 | He let out a torrent of the vilest abuse imaginable . |
| 24 | Then , he let out a groan and sank into a chair , his hands over his face and his shoulders heaving as he made superhuman efforts to contain his shock and grief . |
| 25 | He let out a long breath . |
| 26 | He let out a long , gasping sigh . |
| 27 | He let out a long-held breath . |
| 28 | He let out a deep , hungry growl as she bucked and gasped from the shocking sensation , her eyes like a frightened doe 's . |
| 29 | He let out a deep sigh . |
| 30 | He let out a roar of laughter . |