Example sentences of "let [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all he let nothing stand in the way of his true feelings . |
| 2 | But he let nothing get in the way of his chief purpose . |
| 3 | And erm and I made the point that I tipped all your lot out of I said what and I had n't let them go in the classroom and I said it 's a new thing but I said they got their coats on they 're too macho to wear them that 's their problem , you know ! |
| 4 | They had let me slip through the net earlier ; they would n't exactly be fans of mine . |
| 5 | Felipe had let me drive around the hacienda but I had never been on a road . ’ |
| 6 | He let them trail on the ground . |
| 7 | I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks . |
| 8 | And he let them help in the shop ( Carrie loved that : measuring out things on the scales and giving the change ) until Nick stole some biscuits one day and he came in and caught him . |
| 9 | As he turned to close the door of the tower behind them , she let them fall to the ground again . |
| 10 | He also expressed irritation about the way Tony seemed to have let himself go in the last few months , since he had become unemployed . |
| 11 | This , however , he did n't realise until later when he let himself think about the meeting and how , after the first keen glance , she looked past him as if he were n't there , to greet Mick with ‘ Hello . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , God , no , ’ she husked pitifully as Fernando suddenly drew back from her and with eyes hooded with desire and power he let himself sink below the water . |
| 13 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 14 | People were squeezing by her in the general drift to get a look at him , and she let herself go with the crowd a little in order to see how he was doing . |
| 15 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 16 | Rhoda had to give up work , and no sickness benefit was available since Ken had never let her succumb to the system and pay national insurance . |
| 17 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |
| 18 | The torch she hardly used at all ; only once or twice , shading it within her palm , she let it flash upon the paler gravel of the path , to align her passage alongside the faintly glowing water , and then snapped it out again quickly , to avoid reliance upon its light as much as to conceal her presence here . |
| 19 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 20 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 21 | And he let us climb to the top deck of the car , with a much better view of the route , this being usually reserved for smokers . |
| 22 | B but Terry let us look at the |
| 23 | Let them see to it that their power is used effectively in the coming elections for the establishment of a bona-fide working-class party , and above all let them beware of the intriguing politics and hypocritical middle class friends of Germany . |
| 24 | Let them pay for the kebabs anyway . |
| 25 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 26 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 27 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 28 | ‘ We called the police and let them go through the house . |
| 29 | today , somewhere never mind , no , you 're not having any more biscuits you Right I erm , I see it 's ten past eleven , I want to get this ball washed , so , er , let them go in the wash |
| 30 | But let them advance along the road at their own pace , overcoming the obstacles on their way as best they can . |