Example sentences of "[noun pl] and let [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should get off their backsides and let us see what they intend to do about it . |
| 2 | Held against his heart , feeling the steady beat beneath her cheek , she closed her eyes and let it wash over her in soothing waves . |
| 3 | Put such facts as we have before the Sheriff and the Merchant Venturers and let them sort it out . ’ |
| 4 | He lifted his shoulders and let them fall in a dismissive shrug . |
| 5 | We shrugged our shoulders and let it go . |
| 6 | Most of his contemporaries would have shrugged their shoulders and let it remain as part of the natural order of things . |
| 7 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 8 | I wisht I could put you in a cage with about a million mice and let you have fun . ’ |
| 9 | Of course they could n't all be allowed to hide behind the columns of the nave or squat upon the font , and so the stewards took down the barriers and let them flood into my side . |
| 10 | They trust me with bunches of keys and let me phone my sister . |
| 11 | She guessed it was pretty obvious that she had nothing to come back with when , his expression grimmer than ever , ‘ We 'll finish this conversation inside , ’ he clipped , and although Fabia would by far have preferred that he simply hand over her car keys and let her go on her way , she realised that there were some responsibilities in life which you just could n't duck . |
| 12 | I found one of the drummers and let him have a tape and he loved it . |
| 13 | He lifted one of the plump feet and let it drop again to show us how lifeless it was . |
| 14 | He lifted up a handful of burnished tawny curls and let them slide silkily through his fingers . |
| 15 | I find it impossible to comprehend the scale of this arena , and that afternoon provided a great opportunity to relax in the mountains and let them have their effect on us . |
| 16 | Erm the bonus element of the Pearson scheme is highly leveraged we are very keen to achieve above-average performance for our shareholders and let me give you an example , if in nineteen ninety erm Pearsons as a company achieved say five percent growth in earnings per share erm the directors ' remuneration , and by the way that 's not a forecast so I want to make that absolutely clear , it 's just an illustration if earnings per share increase by five percent and you could say , er , therefore we would expect directors ' remuneration to be perhaps increased by five percent that would n't be the case at all our directors ' salaries would actually halve erm , Ill say that again , directors ' total take home pay would halve because the salary element would n't , would n't alter . |
| 17 | Eventually , he arrived at her side and , exasperated , flung his clubs down the bank and exclaimed crossly : ‘ Here , lady , for God 's sake , let's do a swap ; you have these damned clubs and let me have your fishing rod . |
| 18 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
| 19 | Your best bet is to feed a leaf or two of blanched lettuce or spinach every few days and let them browse on it . |
| 20 | Shall I show you some of the pieces and let you try to guess the rules ? |
| 21 | She undid his trousers and let them fall . |
| 22 | Give the customers plenty of opportunity to see you from all angles and let them feel the cloth if they want to . |
| 23 | I enclose the sheet of classes in Scotland as last known — could you please check the details of all your classes and let me know as soon as possible if there are any alterations or additional details available . |
| 24 | Let him amuse the Emperor ( Napoleon III ) with evasive replies and let him annihilate Austria for ever . |
| 25 | They can settle down more easily in those circumstances but the questionnaire is saying , please will you fill in the answer the following questions and let us have it back . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm going to get right back to these producers and let 'em know you 're back in the picture . |
| 27 | The building site manager at the time told the Daily Mirror : ‘ I had a meeting with Mellor 's wife over cups of coffee at the start of each week to discuss any problems and let her know how much we had spent so far . |
| 28 | in the heavens and let us make a celebrated name for ourselves for fear we may be scattered all over the earth , well that was God 's command was n't it there they said be scattered all over the earth |
| 29 | It was the start of nearly 50 years hanging bells in churches across the country , so when the 6 at St Thomas 's in Oxford needed repairing , he told parishioners to ring the changes and let him install 4 extra ones . |
| 30 | Now , keep signing Rob 's cheques and let me have Susan Hart 's phone number . ’ |