Example sentences of "[adv] let [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One woman had a friend who constantly let her down for appointments , a lunch , an evening out , by either not turning up , being very late or changing dates at the last minute . |
| 2 | Complete Works is , in some ways , easier to use and incorporates some nice ideas , but the problems I had trying to link charts , table and spreadsheets together let it down in the end . |
| 3 | They only let us out for baths if there was enough staff , otherwise you had to have a strip wash . |
| 4 | You only let it out to the girls because you got a shock when they said they 'd seen . |
| 5 | So let me in on the secret . |
| 6 | My parents were the type of parents who always seemed faintly disappointed by whatever it was you did , as if you were constantly letting them down in small ways . |
| 7 | The feeling is not unlike being forced through a futuristic abattoir , and I 'll buy anything if they 'll only let me out of here . |
| 8 | The abbot can scarcely let him out to her except with guarantees for his return . ’ |
| 9 | Edna , worried about Celia , managed to get down to Four Winds for a little while each day and , as soon as Mrs Rafferty was discharged from hospital , resumed her duties with the child , who hardly let her out of her sight . |
| 10 | I usually let him out of the pram but last week I lost him for five minutes in Tesco , ’ she said . |
| 11 | Oh , well , it would give her two bodyguards if she did n't ever let them out of her sight . |
| 12 | I think you 've probably let us in for it now Frank cos she 's almost certainly going to send us some . |
| 13 | He opened the forward door of the horse van with a key , and with a key also let us through into the baggage car . |
| 14 | People keep mentioning this Peter Barnes guy , could someone please let me in on the joke . |
| 15 | He should be able to take care of himself — and yet she wo n't even let him out of the house without demanding to know where he 's going , who he 'll be with and what time he 'll be back . " |
| 16 | It 's the inappropriate nature of my clothing that has consistently let me down through the years . |
| 17 | I remained in prison another two years until the government graciously let me out under the amnesty in May 1983 . |
| 18 | He took big lungfuls of air and then let them out in great racking sobs that shook his whole body . |
| 19 | Morris inhaled smoke , held it for some minutes , and then let it out down his nose . |
| 20 | Jinny hunted for what she wanted to say and then let it out in a rush . |
| 21 | Finlayson held his breath , and then let it out in a rush . |
| 22 | And sending each other massive consultancy bills , I think to myself , while my well practised straight face almost lets me down with both this thought and that of the possible scenario in the Heathrow customs hall . |
| 23 | She deserved better than that they should grow into thugs , and they ultimately let her down by disappointing her dream of two perfect boys . |
| 24 | A burly serjeant-of-arms stopped them , asked their business , and grudgingly let them through into the main courtyard where they were halted by a steward who took them up into the main hall . |
| 25 | You either let them in for two reasons . |
| 26 | I always reply , ‘ It 's the Sixties for you now , dear , so you get out there and make a wally of yourself ’ — and he has never let me down in that respect , I am glad to say . |
| 27 | Christ , why had AD let him in for this ? |
| 28 | She stared down at her plate , wishing she knew what to answer , wishing she were somewhere else but they never let her out of their sight . |
| 29 | Somehow they had found out that there was a prisoner in the hospital and Eric suddenly found himself with a guard of three carabinieri who were ordered to watch over him night and day and never let him out of their sight until arrangements could be made to send him to Germany . |
| 30 | As soon as we were married he took me off to Scotland , kept me there in virtual purdah , never let me out of his sight — his jealousy was manic . |