Example sentences of "would [adv] let i [verb] " in BNC.

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1 You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter .
2 ‘ Ace , if you 'd only let me explain !
3 ‘ If you 'd just let me finish before diving in to protect your honour you might find it was n't actually endangered , ’ Luke retorted with dangerous mildness .
4 ‘ They might have happened by now if you 'd just let me see this … opera , TV series , pop-up-book , whatever the hell it is ; and if you 'd let me talk to a few people .
5 After we had the second child we had the rows , he 'd not let me go to her when she cried .
6 You said you 'd never let me go .
7 And if she would only let me have Annie round ’ — his thumb was wagging again — ‘ the place would be spotless . ’
8 Probably too weak ; and , even if she was n't , I expected she would just let me crack my skull on the pavement because women like to see men helpless .
9 But that little plan was soon put a stop to , for mother would not let me go by myself , and there was nobody to go with me .
10 Would not let me stay here …
11 The parents would not let me leave home without them . ’
12 ‘ He would not let me tend it properly before , stubborn man that he — ’
13 Martin here would have done as much , but that I was none too secure on my feet , and he would not let me undertake the journey home alone .
14 In fact a couple of nights later he took me to see Max Miller at Holborn Empire and would not let me pay for anything .
15 ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him .
16 ‘ I have come , ’ I ventured to say , but the mother-in-law briskly discounted me as a person , and would not let me see the doctor .
17 PAMELA : [ aside ] Now I begin to know too well why all his hard trials of me and my black apprehensions would not let me hate him .
18 In fact , the novelty of being offered information by Sniffy would n't let me miss it .
19 I like his wolfhounds but my mother would n't let me feed them . ’
20 ‘ They would n't let me do anything , ’ Nails said aggressively , and with a fair amount of truth .
21 And an answer has come up , with no , because they would n't let me do biology , you see .
22 They would n't let me do a thing .
23 Watching the kestrel was a great experience , but life was still very frustrating for me because my mother understandably would n't let me wander very far afield , and I was n't going to see my first real live wild owl in Colchester Park !
24 She kissed me and would n't let me pay for the ticket .
25 He would n't let me pay that for it , he said that they had at the shop .
26 She would n't let me pay for it .
27 Keith come back here and say have you bought out a video and I 'll say oh no I could n't , Carol would n't let me bring it , they oh no hen pecked , ooh , ooh
28 He always rushed to the phone , he would n't let me answer the phone you see .
29 My mam moved away but the landlord would n't let me stay on because I was on social security .
30 And to think when Peggy was little Gran would n't let me switch on the tree lights until Christmas Eve .
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