Example sentences of "do n't let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | They did n't let her think . |
2 | She had n't allowed him to inconvenience her when she was alive , so he did n't let her do it when she was dead . |
3 | ‘ So what are you going to — ’ He did n't let her finish . |
4 | He did n't let her finish . |
5 | Tammuz did n't let her speak . |
6 | Then I used to feed her and I did n't let her have any water when she was hot cos that give them colic , you see , sometimes . |
7 | But you did n't let me go like that ! |
8 | Sadly , they did n't let me — you do n't have to put this in here — but they did n't let me finish correcting the proofs , cos one of those things , four times is enough . |
9 | Stephen did n't let him continue . |
10 | Well when he went back to work er they did n't let him start . |
11 | She did n't let him pay half ; he did n't protest too much . |
12 | The broom cupboard key-hole did n't let him see anything . |
13 | But she did n't let him see , keeping her face as unresponsive as if she wore her mask still . |
14 | It hurt a lot , but I did n't let him see that . |
15 | Philip did n't let him touch it . |
16 | Because she 'd abruptly felt as if her heart would burst if she did n't let him touch her , kiss her , hold her in his arms again , and then the desire had escalated so quickly that kissing had n't been enough ? |
17 | If he gave Lee the torch , he 'd let Jack and everyone else know where they were by mucking around with it , and if he did n't let him have it , he 'd most likely give them both away by having a scene . |
18 | ‘ I said you were at work but I did n't let him have your number . |
19 | We had very personal political views , but we did n't let them come through . |
20 | In fact , he was the half-brother of Richard Burton and he did n't let us forget it . |
21 | My stepfather was strict and did n't let us have friends in the house ; he physically abused me but not sexually . |
22 | Mum did n't let us have sweets except at Christmas . |
23 | Mean they did n't let us know . |
24 | When she sat down she did n't let herself rest against the back of the chair . |
25 | But most of us skated round these problems and did n't let ourselves become too entangled with anyone . |
26 | ‘ I doubt if her attitude to Johnny was much different to Sarah 's attitude to her boy , but the old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah ; she did n't let it show . ’ |
27 | He did n't let it affect him for too long , although he put his second into the bunker at the 10th . |
28 | He did , but did n't let it affect his judgement |
29 | The players took knocks but did n't let it affect them . ’ |
30 | But still she did n't let it go . |