Example sentences of "[not/n't] let [art] [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In London I would not let a photographer take my picture , because the Government confiscated all the TV footage . |
| 2 | If the powder is not completely dissolved , place the bowl in a saucepan of water and heat gently or heat in the microwave for 20sec — do not let the gelatine boil . |
| 3 | I could not let the boy suffer . ’ |
| 4 | Waldegrave should not let the council get away with that . |
| 5 | Do not let the bird preen for at least half an hour or it will just pull the feather out . |
| 6 | The message about using visual aids is to use what is appropriate to the talk and do not let the technique dominate the context . |
| 7 | She did not let the knife slip from her hand when the door burst open , and Nathan Holland appeared , having thrust his way past the servant . |
| 8 | The viking army also would not let the giantesses rest , but sailed away with them and set them to grinding salt ; they ground so much that the boat sank and the mill with it , though still ( adds folk-tradition ) in the Maelstrom the giantesses grind their magic quern . |
| 9 | And at the end , after twelve cancelled variants in one short paragraph , a single sentence , itself the third attempt , tells us ‘ They would not let the orchestra go , and musicians who attempted to leave were beaten up ’ , which says all we need to know about the unstated ‘ Keep playing ! ’ whereby the liveliness of the small hours will have been sustained . |
| 10 | Do not let the mixture boil , and stir constantly while it cooks . |
| 11 | Do not let the stitches go behind the latches . |
| 12 | But 22-year-old Alison Scott , who was hit in the back , says she will not let the incident cloud her life . |
| 13 | Though it would n't make the least bit of difference to her what way he looked , she would not let the occasion pass without punishing him sharply for still being alive . |
| 14 | Do not let the bowl become too hot however , or the mixture will cook before it can thicken . |
| 15 | How might you incorporate the principle of Ephesians 4:26–27 , ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry , and do not give the devil a foothold ’ , into a goal for your marriage ? |
| 16 | But when it is said , ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry ’ ( Eph. 4:26 ) the insight and directive there is immensely practical . |
| 17 | Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry , and do not give the devil a foothold ’ ( Eph. 4:26–7 ) . |
| 19 | David Fairfax would not let the subject go and went on questioning her as she showed him round . |
| 20 | These would not let the travellers pass without payment of two pounds of flesh , so the king 's son cut off his hand and threw it to them . |
| 21 | As for last week 's increase in interest rates , which he endorsed , Mr Heseltine said : ‘ We must not let the medicine drag out , dissipating our economic strength and dispersing our political support . ’ |
| 22 | She did not let the moment slip . |
| 23 | IMF officials reacted calmly to a statement by Russian President Boris Yeltsin on April 28 that Russia would not let the IMF dictate to it . |
| 24 | Why not let the people know ? |
| 25 | Of course , Michael and I could not let the people know that we were enemies . |
| 26 | After a poor start , at the 10th , where he missed for his three from a mere 18ins , he did not let the birdies escape at the 11th and 12th . |
| 27 | Do not let the weight drop to the chest and never ‘ bounce ’ the bar off the chest . |
| 28 | Your most startling , persuasive or important points should not go in the introduction ; do not let the introduction steal your thunder . |
| 29 | Do not let the wax block the hole . |
| 30 | Several primary teachers from the staunch outlying districts would not let the children attend rehearsals let alone the performance in Stornoway . |