Example sentences of "let himself out " in BNC.

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1 He let himself out of the front door and when he was beyond the shelter of the porch he felt the sting of rain on his cheeks .
2 Duncan let himself out of the car as Myeloski walked round to him .
3 Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door .
4 He cut the power by the meter and collected his roll and the half-completed form from the kitchen table before he let himself out through the back door .
5 When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door .
6 He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation .
7 She scooped in the money and he let himself out .
8 But Faye only nodded , and when Tom let himself out gently without saying anything further , the two women remained silent as well .
9 Seb let himself out through the gate and Carrie was half-way back to the house when his soft call brought her to a halt .
10 Cathy went into the shop and Wycliffe let himself out into the little hall from which stairs led up to the flat .
11 Over at the manse the Reverend William McIvor , in a drab overcoat , let himself out by the back door and rode off to the north-east by a back path through the woods near Taymouth Castle , keeping his grey garron on a tight rein and stepping slowly so that the hoof-beats were nearly soundless .
12 He smelled frying bacon and heard the chatter of women as he walked across the tiled hall and let himself out through a side door .
13 The sing-song accent came to a stop and he shook my hand and let himself out , a grey man in grey clothes following his own informal idiosyncratic path towards the truth .
14 Erlich let himself out of the room .
15 He walked back the way he had come and let himself out by a gate in the railing where a metal notice planted in the earth read : Department of the Environment .
16 ‘ Looks like you 're in charge for now , ’ he said , and let himself out .
17 He went to close the windows and stepped inside the room , planning to lock them and then let himself out by Sara 's front door .
18 In choked desolation , she watched him walk quietly to the door and let himself out .
19 He dropped a quick kiss on her cheek and let himself out , and she wandered round the flat , tidying up the bits and pieces and generally winding down .
20 ‘ No , he liked to let himself out — quickly , for fear of being seen .
21 Downstairs in the hall Greg took his coat , and was going to let himself out when he was forestalled by Viola 's son , who came out from the sitting-room , his wife hanging back in the doorway .
22 ‘ Nothing at all , ’ said Greg , letting himself out of the front door .
23 Will the criminal have to climb down from the roof ( in which case he ca n't take a lot with him ) , or can he go downstairs and let himself out of the house ?
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