Example sentences of "let me [verb] [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Let me tape some more . |
2 | My Mum and Dad let me discover all this for myself . |
3 | ‘ Let me put that another way . |
4 | ( Artist 's heart now sinks at thought of fifteen-hour day on account of two ideas leading to twenty permutations of two-line scene : ‘ But Richard — ’ ‘ Yes , I know , but the thing is — er — let me put this another way ’ ( so far he has n't put it anyway ) — ‘ Look — ’ ( He freezes mid-pace , cocks his head as though listening to an external sound — which indeed he is — draws a deep breath through his nose , rolls up his eyes , turns down the corners of his mouth , then , forgetting to expel air because a new thought has struck him , he gasps : ) ‘ I 'll tell you what , right ? |
5 | Let me take some more examples . |
6 | I got quite a lot of reading done — John managed to persuade one of the nice Italian staff at the British Council Library to let me have two more books than my five allowed , so I had them on her ticket ! |
7 | ‘ I 'm mad because you play juvenile pranks , telling me all those lies , letting me believe all that rubbish ! ’ |
8 | mm , oh do n't let me eat any more of these because there too sickly would n't you like a Jamaican rum truffle ? |
9 | I wonder if she 'd let me have some more straw and hay |
10 | Now do n't let me hear any more about it . |
11 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |