Example sentences of "could [verb] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could 've let us use some of that eight , over eight million pounds that we have stuffed away , set aside to actually promote our social housing programme . |
| 2 | Penry Vaughan 's irritation at being saddled with an unwelcome guest was understandable enough , but surely he could have let her know he 'd spoken to the police ! |
| 3 | Still , I suppose I ca n't complain : you could have let me drown , after all . ’ |
| 4 | Listen to what they say — maybe some place coming free soon , maybe some place they could have let you have three months back but it went to someone else . |
| 5 | Standing at the counter waiting for the coffee , he wondered how he could have let it come about , and he felt a stranger to himself . |
| 6 | Do you think I could bear to let you sink into ignominious disgrace ? ’ |