Example sentences of "let [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 2 | Pumfrey let down the car window . |
| 3 | He let out the clutch . |
| 4 | He was just saying : Tweed is somewhere ahead of us but in this fog — Then he let out the most chilling yell — Ahhhhhhh — and the link went blank . ’ |
| 5 | As he topped the rise he let out the throttle . |
| 6 | He let out the incredulous , admiring little snort of laughter he usually did when mentioning the stationer 's : " Greeting cards ! |
| 7 | She let out the breath she had n't even realised she 'd been holding . |
| 8 | He let out the clutch . |
| 9 | She looked up and saw that the lights had changed to green and as the car behind her sounded its horn she let out the clutch too quickly and the car lurched forward . |
| 10 | Then she let out the breath and sagged against the desk . |