Example sentences of "and let [pron] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | She had taken to him from the first , and he to her , perhaps , on his part , because she had given him some hot mutton broth and let him eat as much bread as he could manage , which had been half a loaf ; and then she had rigged him out in odd things . |
2 | and let him balance there , without moving forward . |
3 | Would they accept what he had said and let them go rather than cause a scene ? |
4 | He lifted up a handful of burnished tawny curls and let them slide silkily through his fingers . |
5 | Drain and let them cool slightly . |
6 | CHARLES : Well , frankly , the problem as I see it At this moment in time is whether I Should just lie down under all this hassle And let them walk all over me , Or , whether I should just say : ‘ OK , I get the message ’ , and do myself in . |
7 | She took some out and let them drift away , still stretching the soft lips of her mouth with delight . |
8 | Rosemarie had gone to see the film with her mum and dad — and let them know straight away that she was n't impressed with its factual accuracy . |
9 | But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it . |
10 | But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it . |
11 | She picked up the slips of pasteboard and let them fall haphazardly on the table in front of them . |
12 | She opened her long arms and let them fall gently to her sides again with another smile , gesturing to a couch and taking a seat herself nearby . |
13 | Her hands curled slowly into fists , the nails scoring the soft palms until she winced , and let them relax again . |
14 | ‘ To send a force with King Charles ’ official blessing is one thing , ’ Hotspur agreed with a hollow smile , ‘ to finance small parties of adventurers and let them slip away privately to Scotland is another . |
15 | Do n't punish them for the way in which they behave today and let them get away with the same thing tomorrow just because your own mood is different , or the matter is n't worth ‘ all that bother ’ anyway . |
16 | Her smooth-soled court shoes glissaded in the glazed turf , and he stood solidly , large feet planted , and let her slide bodily against him . |
17 | He knew the sensible thing to do was to remain silent and let her cry away . |
18 | the organ is quite one of my most favourite instruments — it has that combination of depth , harmony , majesty and spirituality that can raise the soul , bring joy to the heart and let one cast aside the ephemeral tedia of everyday life . |
19 | Would n't he call it a day , and let me go home ? |
20 | ‘ Are you going to hand over that bag and let me leave here ? ’ she demanded . |
21 | I enclose the sheet of classes in Scotland as last known — could you please check the details of all your classes and let me know as soon as possible if there are any alterations or additional details available . |
22 | Switch off that machine and let me die now . ’ |
23 | And let me try again . |
24 | ‘ If I find favour in the eyes of the Lord , he will bring me back and let me see both it and his habitation ; but if he says , ‘ I have no pleasure in you , ’ behold , here I am , let him do to me what seems good to him' ( 2 Sam . |
25 | ‘ Whilst you remain here with us — and let me say here and now that there will be a place here for you for as long as you wish — you will share in the life of the household and have all provided . |
26 | Now I have been digressing and let me say quite clearly that I never knew the answer and I do not know it now , how the tremendously high level of morale was sustained , not just in the Pathfinders , but throughout the Command as a whole . |
27 | And let me say now that I have been impressed by certain of the arguments I have heard here . |
28 | Somebody calculated that if the surface of the earth was covered with a layer of protein molecules a metre thick , right over the whole surface of the earth erm each one , each protein different from every other one , and let us suppose furthermore that each of these proteins had been changing once as second , uniquely , into some different kind ever since the formation of the earth , we would still have tried out only quite a small fraction of the available possible proteins a hundred amino acids long . |
29 | And if they could agree to make it all worthwhile and let us know just what they really are . ’ |
30 | ‘ Come now and let us reason together saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet , they shall be as white as snow ; though they be red like crimson , they shall be as wool . ’ |