Example sentences of "let [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the community at Canterbury he was a saintly but somewhat ineffective archbishop , who had let them down in the matter of the primacy of their church . |
| 2 | It 's the inappropriate nature of my clothing that has consistently let me down through the years . |
| 3 | I never give up on people — even those who have let me down in the past . |
| 4 | Peach alone was in the house , having let himself in through the cat flap Stephen had fixed into the lower panel of the back door . |
| 5 | There was no night-porter , but he had a key and he let himself in to the deserted lobby . |
| 6 | As the ethereal strains of Ravel stole through the room , Penry let himself down on the sofa , eyes closed . |
| 7 | Cathy went into the shop and Wycliffe let himself out into the little hall from which stairs led up to the flat . |
| 8 | He cut the power by the meter and collected his roll and the half-completed form from the kitchen table before he let himself out through the back door . |
| 9 | Seb let himself out through the gate and Carrie was half-way back to the house when his soft call brought her to a halt . |
| 10 | He let himself out of the front door and when he was beyond the shelter of the porch he felt the sting of rain on his cheeks . |
| 11 | Duncan let himself out of the car as Myeloski walked round to him . |
| 12 | Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door . |
| 13 | When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door . |
| 14 | He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation . |
| 15 | Do you mean we 've let you off for the evening ? |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm helping to set out the stalls for the hospital bazaar — should be back about midday , ’ she called , as she let herself out of the house . |
| 17 | Then she let herself out of the door and walked through the yard , muttering quietly to Ferry , so that he would know who it was . |
| 18 | Then she let herself out of the farmhouse , and started to walk . |
| 19 | Carolyn let herself out of the french windows and made her way along the trodden track to her garden , now a dug rectangle of some eight by twelve yards , backing on to the wall of Keswick 's warehouse . |
| 20 | After six o'clock , when the cheap rate had started , Karen King let herself out of the side door of Aunt Jane 's bungalow and walked the quarter of a mile to the public call box . |
| 21 | Ashamed of her excess of imagination , she let herself out into the street and covered the few yards to her car under the trees . |
| 22 | As she let herself out into the garden through the kitchen door , she gave a small shiver that had absolutely nothing to do with the autumnal chill in the air . |
| 23 | As she let herself in at the front door her mother 's voice came booming out of the kitchen . |
| 24 | The three words were not a great deal for Carrie to pin her hopes to , but she had a warm and happy glow deep inside her as she let herself in at the door of the cottage . |
| 25 | She let herself quietly into the house , and immediately heard the sound of voices coming from the living-room . |
| 26 | Loads of people had let him down over the years , so I did n't want to be one of them . |
| 27 | The woman who had let him out of the darkness of the birth-cave into the light . ’ |
| 28 | Less than two hours later , a city-centre taxi let her out under the lighted awning of the hotel by the park . |
| 29 | A burly serjeant-of-arms stopped them , asked their business , and grudgingly let them through into the main courtyard where they were halted by a steward who took them up into the main hall . |
| 30 | I could have done a little the papers let them off of the hook for years ! |