Example sentences of "i let [pron] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been struggling with tears for some time and now I let them flow freely . |
| 2 | No , well no I let them go though . |
| 3 | I let them get on with it , and returned ten minutes later to find them " space-walking " . |
| 4 | I let him stay here because of you . |
| 5 | This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ‘ I love you , I love you , I love you , ’ believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing . |
| 6 | no one , two , three , four , five , once I caught a fish alive , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , then I let him go again |
| 7 | I let him talk on about harriers and divers and skuas and all the rare and marvellous birds that would no doubt be waiting around to be photographed , and then put in the usual cautious query : ‘ And Ruth ? ’ |
| 8 | I let him talk on . |
| 9 | This he had turned into what looked like a camera shop and I let him get well ahead before starting my take-off . |
| 10 | It seemed to please him so I let him get on with it . |
| 11 | I do n't keep track any more , I let him get on with it . |
| 12 | once he 'd gone in there I , I let him get on with it |
| 13 | Dad and Mum were out , and I let him come up with me while I changed and then , well , there I was in my bra , and we kissed . |
| 14 | Well I let her carry on singing . |
| 15 | ‘ She 's begun to be difficult about going to bed , so I let her sleep there . ’ |
| 16 | I let her go back to that flat . ’ |
| 17 | I remember how her country beginnings showed themselves then : she made no fuss about seeming to be lost , nor did she work herself up into a state as the aunts would have done , just stood there patiently and quietly while I untangled her and found the way ; and did not even grumble , although after that I let her decide where we should go , which was usually across a field near the sewage plant , and along a road near the gasworks . |
| 18 | I let her tag along , but , if it makes you feel any better , I did n't sleep with her ! ’ |
| 19 | Funny thing is the whole place seems to run better her way , so I let her get on with it . |
| 20 | . She said when she comes to kiss me good goodnight I let her kiss here but she said I ca n't have her cuddling me or she said I think of him all the time . |
| 21 | Then I let her warble on for a while about the trials of high office , and feign interest in titbits of gossip from the upper echelons . |
| 22 | If I let you wander off killing people all over the place — ‘ |
| 23 | And , scornfully , ‘ Because you were obviously terrified of unattached women , I let you go on thinking … |
| 24 | I admit I let you go on believing … but that was before — ’ |
| 25 | For my own reasons , I let you go ahead with your despicable plans . |
| 26 | ‘ If you had n't known before , it must surely have occurred to you then , that it was a measure of my besottedness that I let you get away with it . ’ |
| 27 | It will be more than my life 's worth if I let you get away again . ’ |
| 28 | On some days when it looks good and I let it dry naturally it goes curly . |
| 29 | I let it get up to seventy , and then broke the chain in my panic . |
| 30 | Unless — ’ I let it hang there . |