Example sentences of "let [pers pn] [verb] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let me think about that , a long , tense silence between us . |
| 2 | He let it go at that , smiling to himself as he suggested to Iris Sunderby that she go up to her room and put her things together . |
| 3 | I was a fool ; I ought to have let it go at that , but I asked him why he did n't approve — and had a regular tirade ! |
| 4 | ‘ You know I 'd never have let it happen like that , ’ Aunt Sarah said presently . |
| 5 | pull in the lay-by and let them go by that 's what they 're supposed to do |
| 6 | Let me , let me think about that . |
| 7 | Let me elaborate on that assumption . |
| 8 | ‘ Let me worry about that , ’ he said . |
| 9 | ‘ You let me worry about that part of the operation , ’ Springfield replied . |
| 10 | Let me know about that whenever you can . |
| 11 | ‘ Hold still ; let me look at that . ’ |
| 12 | She gave me rather a long look but let it go at that . |
| 13 | Ward was changing the subject and l let it go at that . |
| 14 | Wycliffe let it go at that . |
| 15 | Agnes let it go at that . |
| 16 | So let us talk about that old ship . ’ |
| 17 | So let us think of that . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Let us drink to that . ’ |
| 19 | Let us deal with that point . |
| 20 | If the foregoing suggests the activity of experienced adult readers , let us look at that most basic , apparently neutral , and certainly most mundane , of sentences : ‘ The cat sat on the mat ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ Let us worry about that , ’ said the Captain , who knew exactly what would happen if nobody paid and that they would in all likelihood never find the body . |
| 22 | ‘ You let us worry about that , Mr Bailey , ’ Kolchinsky replied icily . |
| 23 | With the older boys there are times when leave them alone is the very best policy , you can intrude too much on a pupil who knows what he 's doing ; maybe not doing it 100 per cent successfully , but you 've got to let him get to that point of destruct , as part of his learning process … |
| 24 | Perhaps best to let it go at that . |
| 25 | The reader refuses to let it rest at that . |
| 26 | Owen , equally alarmed , was content to let it rest like that while he tried to see a way through the likely complications . |
| 27 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 28 | But you did n't let me go like that ! |
| 29 | And then you can also for the same money which by the way I think is er No I 'll let me come to that later . |
| 30 | ‘ I think you can let me worry about that . ’ |