Example sentences of "let i [verb] on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be marvellous if The Committee were to win the National , ’ Scott said , ‘ for the two owners have been immensely patient and have let me get on with bringing the horse back to his best after he had been off the course for two and a half years . ’ |
| 2 | Let me carry on with this same erm position of John Major erm meeting the Russian president . |
| 3 | Let me press on to the important subject of the council water charge which is set out in schedule 11 . |
| 4 | Her eyes closed , she turned her face away , released her hold on my cheekbones and let me go on into the hall . |
| 5 | ‘ Please , Zack , let me get on to President Cormack personally . |
| 6 | Here 's your mother , now let me get on with the work . ’ |
| 7 | They let me get on with my job and the only time I see them is to get things rubber-stamped . ’ |
| 8 | Even Daley Thompson , who insisted he had very little interference from teachers , said they helped him in a non-involved way : ‘ They were all right ; they left me alone and let me get on with what suited me . |
| 9 | Stop jawing and let me get on with it . |
| 10 | ‘ Here — you run along and let me get on with it . ’ |
| 11 | Self-satisfaction had given way to an impatience that said , as clearly as the words , ‘ If that 's the best you can do , stop wasting my time and let me get on with my work . ’ |
| 12 | It was Ian who persuaded my father to let me go on to Cambridge , which I did a year after Ian . |
| 13 | The balance I have put towards something for us both — a new continental quilt for our bed here — and I got a king sized one , as JOHN always seems to get it all , but this may be big enough to let me hang on to my side . |
| 14 | What they all want to know is where John 's video can be obtained , so here , to let me get on with my work , are a few possible outlets — Dillon 's , Waterstone 's , Eason 's or the BBC Shop . |
| 15 | ‘ So how 's about moving over and letting me get on with it , eh ? |
| 16 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |