Example sentences of "could [not/n't] let you [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should like to have found you something nicer to do , but I could n't let you go to people we know nothing about , and Mrs Andrews says that her cousin is sure to take care of you . |
| 2 | And then I leaned up to look down into your face , and saw the same vulnerability echoed there , your eyes almost purple , dazed , uncomprehending , and I knew then that I could n't let you go . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I could n't let you do that , ’ he said . |
| 4 | We could n't let you see them — ’ |
| 5 | I could n't let you get close because , as I said , I suspected that you were implicated in Elise 's death . ’ |
| 6 | I wanted to talk to you for the whole journey , but I could n't let you know that , so I just sat there thinking , I 've got to touch her … |