Example sentences of "let i [vb infin] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I should have liked to be a nun , except they would n't have let me smoke and I could n't live without cigarettes . |
| 2 | All they were told to do was let me know if you became engaged . ’ |
| 3 | Quite suddenly , he let me go and his voice changed . |
| 4 | Well erm I said if you want me to do it let me know and I 'll come and do it but just make well she 's cancelled before because once she had n't got the money and |
| 5 | Karen never let me forget that everything we owned was originally hers and hers alone , and that I had not only contributed nothing to our joint capital but was n't bringing in any income either . |
| 6 | Well , Ser Niccolò , let me end as I began , and wish you joy of your marriage . ’ |
| 7 | ( Parenthetically , let me admit that it is n't easy to resist cracking all those nut jokes . |
| 8 | And just in case it is suggested that I 'm saying the end justifies the means , let me confirm that I 'm not . |
| 9 | Let me repeat that we Weasels mean no harm . |
| 10 | Before the editors of trade magazines start sticking sub-editors ' spikes in my effigy let me explain that their publications perform a valuable function and are extremely interesting to their readers . |
| 11 | If there is a danger that we have fallen into the trap of vocationalising education let me emphasise that we must actively encourage the development of intellectual curiosity and imagination by exploration in fields , however theoretically abstract — in science , maths , humanities , the arts or any sphere that captures students ' interests ; education has suffered as much from failure to excite interest in the world of ideas as failure to prepare for practicalities of daily living . |
| 12 | Just , just let me mention that you , you told me that you 'd gone to Y S L , |
| 13 | Let me assume that you would like to enter for practice at the Bar and are prepared to brave all hazards . |
| 14 | In passing , let me record that I never use a 2X converter on the Bronica as the drop in quality is unbelievable . |
| 15 | In passing , let me record that I never use a 2X converter on the Bronica as the drop in quality is unbelievable . |
| 16 | Now let me think if I can think what it was . |
| 17 | Let me emphasize that there is nothing wrong in comparing local authority figures for numbers of children placed ‘ home on trial ’ . |
| 18 | There 's already one at Poplington actually , just let me finish and you can make your point |
| 19 | Let me perish if I know how to account for you or your humour . |
| 20 | ‘ Please , just let me go and I wo n't ever come back . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Let me go and I 'll show you who you 're dealing with ! ’ |
| 22 | Well when we went there was Phyllis , Julie , and me and I was in the middle of because I 'd never been on ice skates before , I 'd been roller skating holding each side of them right , and they let me go and I just went and I was going down and I went bang right on the bloody side . |
| 23 | By the way , while on the subject of Down Royal let me point that I was delighted last week that the course received a Racecourse of the Year award from the Racegoers Club . |
| 24 | Just think about it and then talk to me , Aurora — let me judge whether you have anything worth saying . ’ |
| 25 | Now talk some more and let me hear whether you 've come back with an American accent . " |
| 26 | ‘ Because if I 'm going to die , then let me die where I was happiest . ’ |
| 27 | Perhaps I should start by telling you something I 'll not be talking about and that is the subject of financial resources and how Lynda 's getting on in her discussions with chief secretary , I do n't suppose that comes to you as any surprise but I shall I not be talking on that but let me say that we remain committed strongly to a substantial aid programme which as far as possible is directed towards the poorest countries . |
| 28 | Well yes , but let me say that I gave up going to auditions well before I became well known through The History Man , on television . |
| 29 | ‘ First and foremost , possum , let me say that I am a housewife and do n't pretend to be anything else [ some mistake surely — Ed ] . |
| 30 | But , if I can take it ( given you 've stuck with me so far ) that I 'm preaching to the converted , then let me say that I think the GR-1 is a vast improvement on the GR-50 in terms of sound and ease of approach . |