Example sentences of "[noun sg] let [pron] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , she 'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie ‘ Nuform ’ , but she calmed down when Mum let her wear her new blue party dress . |
| 2 | mummy let me have my blanket . |
| 3 | No you wo n't want a copy of that photograph let me tell you . |
| 4 | It does n't do any good to let him think he can overrule me either — well , he ca n't really , because I 'm Chief Druid after all . |
| 5 | It 's a crime to let them do it , a bloody crime . ’ |
| 6 | For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing . |
| 7 | Well it is a prison sentence let me tell you |
| 8 | Gardeners have called on Stockton council to let them run their allotments at Preston Lane . |
| 9 | He says we tried to persuade the Council to let us have it , but they said it had to be leased so now we have no where to go . |
| 10 | ‘ Have you been into the hall to let them have your particulars ? ’ queried the WVS woman running the stall . |
| 11 | But Mr Kaifu is in no mood to let anyone steal his thunder . |
| 12 | But it was his birthday , so he invented a hiccup in the engine to let him take it up for height testing . |
| 13 | ‘ Actually , the house is a dump , but the boss lets me have it cheap . |
| 14 | He said the Josephs were not there and Rain let him assume they were on their way and expected to find four very wet friends . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll see the builder , then , and give you a ring on Monday evening to let you know what 's happening . |
| 16 | Suddenly he noticed how pale I was , and stopped for a moment to let me get my breath back . |
| 17 | Almost violently , she raised her body , ducking her head at the same time , her feverish lips seeking the scorching lure of his again , the demand for his kiss born out of an intuitive need to let him silence her , so that he might not hear the words and other sounds which would tell him just how complete his dominion of her senses already was . |
| 18 | Set it and you can forget about the meal until the buzzer lets you know it 's ready and to keep all those pots and pans there 's even a large storage compartment which has been specially contoured with smooth rounded corners to make cleaning easier . |
| 19 | ‘ It 'll be my privilege to let you buy me a cognac . |
| 20 | I think I 'm gon na try and persuade my Mum to let me bring my camera in for the last day of term , I 'm gon na get a bottle of from the shop that 's on . |
| 21 | ‘ It must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent , ’ she called down the hatch to let him know she was back . |
| 22 | Chicago-based advertising screens on shopping trolleys specialist VideOcart Inc has persuaded IBM Corp to let it restructure its $42m debt to IBM , to provide the company with relief from near term debt payments and enable it to attain its business goals : a $22m debt would replace the existing debt , giving VideOcart a one-time balance sheet gain of $20m ; terms of the new agreement include waiving all principal and interest payments until July 31 , and VideOcart retains its rights under a previous agreement with IBM that allows early repayment of the new $22m debt at any time for $17m in cash ; VideOcart also agreed to cancel a warrant granted last year to IBM to buy 540,000 VideOcart shares and grants a new warrant to buy 600,000 shares at $1.75 each ; from August 31 to December 31 , interest only payments will be due , but payments of $500,000 a month will be due beginning on January 31 1994 and will continue for 35 months , and a balloon payment will be due on December 31 1996 , although IBM has the option to convert the balance of the debt into VideOcart common shares at $8 a share on that date . |
| 23 | For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as a possession for a burying place . ’ |
| 24 | Everywhere she went she worked like a trooper and her wonderful smile let you know she was enjoying everything she did . |
| 25 | Yeah , no wait a minute let her tell you what I not mean when he comes over our house I always give some . |
| 26 | ‘ But dinna let me persuade you with a lot of sentimental drivel . ’ |
| 27 | This county pays for a full time union official this is extravagant , one full timer for five hundred members , that is way over the top let me tell you . |
| 28 | She 'll have to bribe the dezhurnaya to let you visit her at that time . ’ |
| 29 | She 'd promised to phone Julie that night to let her know she 'd arrived safely and to check on her sister . |
| 30 | Please fill in the questionnaire on the following page : questions 1 to 9 tell us what you are already doing ; questions 10 to 14 are your chance to let us know what you want from Amnesty . |