Example sentences of "let i [vb infin] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ( Parenthetically , let me admit that it is n't easy to resist cracking all those nut jokes . |
| 3 | And just in case it is suggested that I 'm saying the end justifies the means , let me confirm that I 'm not . |
| 4 | Let me repeat that we Weasels mean no harm . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Just , just let me mention that you , you told me that you 'd gone to Y S L , |
| 8 | Let me assume that you would like to enter for practice at the Bar and are prepared to brave all hazards . |
| 9 | In passing , let me record that I never use a 2X converter on the Bronica as the drop in quality is unbelievable . |
| 10 | In passing , let me record that I never use a 2X converter on the Bronica as the drop in quality is unbelievable . |
| 11 | Let me emphasize that there is nothing wrong in comparing local authority figures for numbers of children placed ‘ home on trial ’ . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 ] . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Being on the side of the deer , let me say that I become steadily more dissatisfied with the anachronistic system of Highland estates and landownership . |
| 18 | Firstly let me say that I do n't climb much these days — about a hundred or so routes a year , mostly soloed and always in trainers . |
| 19 | Before the hon. Gentleman gets up , let me say that I worked as a probation officer in the King 's Cross area , which was one of the most difficult areas for homelessness in the 1970s . |
| 20 | Let me say that I would imagine the courses were genuine for most of the time , but on occasional weekends , perhaps , they taught something rather different . ’ |
| 21 | But let me say that I think it 's not in principle difficult . |
| 22 | We had Trimalchio 's feast to go on , described by Nero 's mate Petronius , so we had an idea of what they ate , and let me say that it was as much of a surprise to find they had sausages and black pudding as it was to find out they had concrete . |
| 23 | While in this frame of mind , let me say that it would not be a calamity for parliamentary democracy if electors today decided to return the Labour Party under Mr Kinnock . |
| 24 | If the tobacco road is considered the one-way street to perdition , then let me say that it is as incompatible as the marriage of athletic sports with smoking sponsorship . |
| 25 | If we are talking about hypocrisy , let me say that it would be hypocrisy to suggest that we have the powers unilaterally to introduce a labelling directive to discriminate against foreign veal . |
| 26 | Firstly , let me say that you 're not alone — there are about half a million people in this country with a stammer severe enough to need help . |
| 27 | Summarizing the argument , let me say that there are good reasons , based on sociobiological insights into hunting , which lead me to suppose that the cooperation , altruism and mutuality demanded by social-hunting techniques in 4-foot high hominids lacking all modern hunting technology meant that only the sons were likely at first to start to exploit the immense reserves of game which our gelada-like ancestors saw all around them on the savanna grasslands where they lived . |
| 28 | If some of you have had bad experiences with other ‘ Amway people ’ let me promise that I am not like that ! |
| 29 | Let me add that it is this very spur … which has made her choose anorexia in preference to , say , toxicomania or obesity , two conditions that spell surrender to her own greed . |
| 30 | I mean for example if they walked in the room right now I 'm sure you 'd introduce me so I 'm really saying is look can you give me a telephone number , I 'll give them a chat and in fact , by the way , if you do see him within the next couple of days or so please give him a shout , let me know that you 've been quite excited about some of the ideas that I 've shown you this evening , I wan na do the same thing for him , you know , nothing gained nothing ventured nothing lost . |