Example sentences of "letting [pron] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A decision will then be taken on letting them stay longer . |
| 2 | But I suppose the best way of answering that is to say that my own two sons aged 9 and 11 are playing rugby , love it , and I have no hesitation in letting them do so . |
| 3 | Get them involved pro-actively as opposed to letting them sit there and snide at you cos they know more about it than you do . |
| 4 | ‘ We might as well say the Rosary now , ’ he announced when he put pencil and paper away , taking out his beads and letting them dangle loudly . |
| 5 | The advantage , however , of first letting them improvise more freely in small groups is that with careful monitoring you can see what 's interesting them , what they want to explore in their drama . |
| 6 | He was not letting them get away with this easily . |
| 7 | This does not necessarily mean letting everyone do exactly what they want to do … |
| 8 | I can tell you I 've no intention of letting her slip away from me , and I 'll bet my bottom dollar she 's not going , either . |
| 9 | Now I can help you by letting you stay somewhere safe . ’ |
| 10 | After you 'd arrived in my life with such a bang I had no intention of letting you walk straight out again . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And I 've no intention of letting you walk away . ’ |
| 12 | So the most valuable contribution the correct shaft can give is an increased sense of feel throughout the swing , letting you know just where the clubhead is . |
| 13 | Trakback not only helps with your stock control , it also helps you manage your company 's cash flow , by letting you know quickly when you can invoice . |
| 14 | You are letting him talk far too much . ’ |
| 15 | Leith had almost finished her second course when , quite happy to let Travis talk away , she suddenly wondered , as he began to get repetitive , if she was indeed helping him by letting him talk so much on the same theme . |
| 16 | It 's no good letting him lie there . |
| 17 | So instead of admitting what she 'd overheard , and letting him see just how much he 'd hurt her , she 'd play it down . |
| 18 | It came out without her thinking , and Folly cursed herself for letting him slip so easily past her guard . |
| 19 | The firm which supplied the scaffold blames the boy 's parents for letting him play there in the first place . |
| 20 | Rage at a fate which prevented her from screaming and railing at him for so misjudging her , rage at him for playing this cat-and-mouse game with her , rage at herself for letting him get away with it . |
| 21 | He has already made a long statement , and you are letting him get away with it . |
| 22 | I reflected that I was sitting there letting her do so on the assumption that those notes would be our reference point for what we did over the next few weeks . |
| 23 | ‘ Dammit to hell , ’ he cursed , letting her go abruptly so that she fell back on the bed in an untidy heap . |
| 24 | It seemed he had just given up and was letting her go graciously and tenderly . |
| 25 | And Charlie , believing none of it and letting her see as much , slid down from the makeup table and went over to the door . |
| 26 | Then , with a soft laugh , he turned away , letting her breathe again . |
| 27 | She pressed down harder on the gas pedal , coaxing more speed from the car , trying to put more distance between herself and the maniac in the Audi , but whoever was driving the pursuing car had no intention of letting her get away . |
| 28 | In the bathroom she slipped out of her clothes and stepped under the jet of warm water , letting it ease away some of the strain . |
| 29 | Before this the tree roots held the soil in place by soaking up the heavy rain and letting it go slowly . |
| 30 | The Bureau wants the freedom to listen to any phone call , even if it is encoded or encrypted ; not only this , it wants to make the telephone companies bear the cost of letting it do so . |