Example sentences of "[pers pn] let [pron] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 I ca n't believe that I was really that desperate , that I let myself go that completely .
2 I let him sleep that night — and succeeding nights — with Montaine … .
3 I mean , I let him spend all that money on me , and although I told myself it was fair , it was n't .
4 I let him take several .
5 I let him have that bike . ’
6 I let him sell some smack here , because it 's peanuts .
7 I let him read some of The Journal of a Fallen Angel , as a special treat .
8 Sharon says : ‘ I do n't know why I let you do that .
9 ‘ I think it 's time I let you get some rest . ’
10 Am I to let you do this to her ? ’
11 L let me let me do that .
12 Let me let me do that
13 She struggled with the cold fear that had laid its hand on her : she had gone with a man , without protesting , without a single pledge from him , and not a word of kindness , not a promise for tomorrow ; she looked at Sabina 's back in front of her , the pinafore tied behind over her gathered skirt , and imagined her husband 's hands around that still sturdy small of her back , and wondered had she let him do that , do what Tommaso had done , before they were married ?
14 When the Countess saw that Emily was going to be good for nothing , she let us have this house , as I say — she was Scottish , and had property here that was mostly sold after she died .
15 I tried to help her see that if she let herself go enough to enjoy playing building bricks too , Nicola would n't feel the need to throw them around to get the attention she wanted .
16 You let me sleep all day ? ’
17 " I make the tree stand up , if you let me make some of them little colour things . "
18 You let me read that story you wrote for your class magazine : The Dragon 's Mouth .
19 No , no , no , the longer you the longer you let something like that ride
20 I 'll have to call you spindle-shanks if you let yourself get any thinner ! ’
21 If you can put yourself in the other person 's shoes and think about how they might feel , it will certainly help if you let them know that .
22 After all , he has shown enough confidence in you to let you organise this part of his company 's expenditure .
23 Why do you let them say these things ? ’
24 Ah , daddy what on earth did you let him do that for dear ?
25 ‘ Why do you let him do this to me , Mum ?
26 How can you let him say such things about me , before so many ?
27 ‘ If someone threw a bomb at you and ran away , would you shoot him in the back , or would you let him get some more bombs and try again ? ’
28 Why wo n't you let me do that ?
29 How could you let me do this to us ?
30 ‘ Er … — could you let me have that again ? ’ he asked quietly .
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