Example sentences of "and let him [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the mother of a five-year-old who always cries when bedtime comes may give in every so often and let him stay up late because she can not bear to see tears . |
| 2 | They simply opened the prison gates and let him walk out . |
| 3 | Let him take his chauffeur 's cap off very slowly and say softly to me , ‘ oh sir , I do n't never want to work for anyone else , never ’ ; let him kneel by the side of the great bed , in the moonlight , and let him lean over to kiss me gently on the lips and to run his leather-gloved hand tenderly across my cheek , across my lips , through my hair , saying all the time , ‘ oh sir , I 'm here sir , I 'm right here , I 'm right here by the bed ; was you calling me sir , did you call me ? ’ |
| 4 | It is not possible to take separate sectors of administration , appoint an official to be in charge , give him a budget and let him get on with it , because if anything is raised in the press or in the House about this sector , there must be an immediate channel of communications to and instructions from the top . |
| 5 | Devlin kept his eyes closed and let him get on with it . |
| 6 | Best to ignore him and let him come around in his own time . |
| 7 | And let him find out three by four same as four by three . |
| 8 | Sometimes he had to admit , he wished they would just leave him alone and let him live out this petty , pointless . |
| 9 | ‘ We feel we should fight Mr Butters and let him take on a white elephant while we play elsewhere for a year and maybe we can return to Belle Vue . ’ |