Example sentences of "let [pron] [vb infin] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | Then , guiding her , he let her drop to a sitting position on the couch that was behind her . |
| 14 | I would n't have let you go without a fight , though , even if the hell had driven you to it . |
| 15 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The last word contorted to a scream as Merlyn let her go with a thrust that sent her rocking unbalanced in Rain 's direction . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 23 | The British theatrical Establishment who thought he aspired to be their new idol would be puzzled over ‘ All I wanted to do was to live ’ — but they would have let it pass as a Welsh eccentricity ; ‘ to act at the Old Vic ’ would have drawn beams of approval . |
| 24 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 25 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 26 | We were very English and terribly sorry , and he let us go without a ticket . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | B but Terry let us look at the |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Good stuff , but be careful what you let them do after a spoonful or two . |