Example sentences of "let i [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the inappropriate nature of my clothing that has consistently let me down through the years . |
| 2 | I never give up on people — even those who have let me down in the past . |
| 3 | To report on my own experience , I have found a surprising number of English people outside the academic world who have lived with the Sonnets , have taken them into their own experience , can quote with ease ‘ To me , fair friend , you never can be old ’ , or ‘ Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day ? ’ , or ‘ When , in disgrace with Fortune and men 's eyes ’ , or ‘ Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediment ’ . |
| 4 | Let me not to the marriage of true swine |
| 5 | ‘ They let me in on the secret quite early — then people started joking about it . |
| 6 | So let me in on the secret . |
| 7 | I remained in prison another two years until the government graciously let me out under the amnesty in May 1983 . |
| 8 | ‘ You let me out at the next corner . |
| 9 | Once I got arrested one morning for soliciting , but they let me out of the police station ; I got arrested the same afternoon , they let me out again ; I got arrested in the evening and they kept me in and took me to court the next day . |
| 10 | He rattled a huge ring of keys and let me out of the cell . |
| 11 | They let me out for the day and then , when he regained consciousness five days later , they let me out again to see him . |
| 12 | ‘ To let me live through the night , lassie , will you stay quiet ? ’ |
| 13 | Ever since my father repeatedly threatened to let me out of the car as a child , I have made satisfactory provisions for such an adventure . |
| 14 | Then : ‘ You 'll have to let me out for the Jubilee . |
| 15 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 16 | Well , now that I 've tracked you down , perhaps you would n't mind letting me in on the key to all this mystery . |
| 17 | He made the mistake of letting me in on the ground floor when he was offering a Pissarro . |
| 18 | and she 's been letting me off for the keep . |
| 19 | ‘ That would let me nicely off the hook . |
| 20 | People keep mentioning this Peter Barnes guy , could someone please let me in on the joke . |
| 21 | When I changed buses there was just time to get the sweets and bananas — the bananas were very good today ; and on the other bus there was a nice driver who said that if I sat near the front he would let me off at the crossing if he was held up in the traffic , instead of my going on to the bus stop and having to walk back ; because of the rain . ’ |
| 22 | But they would n't let me out of the Airport ! |
| 23 | I made the brandy sauce for the pud but I think I 've put too much brandy in it and now Paul wo n't let me back in the kitchen . |