Example sentences of "let [adv prt] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The disappointment Haslam inevitably felt at being let down in this way led to a second turning point in his career and one of those ‘ negative accidents ’ that ultimately proved to have a positive outcome . |
| 2 | Married women were more likely than single mothers to be let down in this way , and such women were particularly likely to develop depression . |
| 3 | Fenella pulled the velvet folds of the cover about her and tried to sleep and not to think about what would happen and whether they would be let out of these rooms and what stories she might have to tell the Gruagach about Star People and the Fire Court and the other fictional places they were supposed to have travelled to . |
| 4 | When she had been here three days a man had trailed up the stairs , let in by another tenant , hammering on her door . |
| 5 | This game was a let down in most departments . |
| 6 | When are we let out of these rooms ? ’ |