Example sentences of "a [noun] to let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes we learn something , other times we think , to be honest , ‘ What a wally to let it happen . ’ |
| 2 | It would be a struggle to let her go again . |
| 3 | It 's a crime to let them do it , a bloody crime . ’ |
| 4 | The impossibility of becoming aware of another 's inwardness without a readiness to let myself feel as he does is plain when someone tries to communicate what is inside his head . |
| 5 | A plan to let you see LA |
| 6 | She was a fool to let anyone get round her . |
| 7 | He 'd be a fool to let it go for under sixteen even to a sitting tenant . " |
| 8 | Earlier this year she persuaded a judge to let her stay with her boyfriend 's family because she did not get on with her father , who had recently been reconciled with his wife . |
| 9 | The photo stood in the doorway , placed rather in the way children put dolls in a window to let them look out . |
| 10 | It is such a landmark that it seems a shame to let it pass without making a permanent reminder of this important occasion . |
| 11 | You tend to lose the origins of it , but it 's a shame to let it go altogether . |
| 12 | Suddenly he noticed how pale I was , and stopped for a moment to let me get my breath back . |
| 13 | Never a person to let anything grow under his feet , Agnew arranged for ceremonies for every possible occasion ; the laying of the foundation stone was greeted with great fanfare and a sense of occasion , and the official opening of the institute was a most elaborate affair in which beautifully designed invitations were sent out to many dignitaries . |
| 14 | It might be worth giving him a bell to let him know what 's happening cos |
| 15 | Like a signal to let you know I want just to talk . |
| 16 | Service plans come with relevant committees , being this one in this case but structures and structures strictly speaking , are still the remit of P and Q , so I think it might be a courtesy to let me have a look at the structure because they are simply right , guardians of the organisation P and Q |
| 17 | I knew it was a mistake to let you stay on . |
| 18 | Or did he just leave a message to let me know he 'd called ? ’ |
| 19 | If feasible find a way to let them see it . |
| 20 | Oh , God , she prayed silently , show me a way to let him know how wrong he is . |
| 21 | Fforde makes much of the importance of archives and private correspondence as the means to discover ‘ true intentions ’ , so why did Austen Chamberlain not simply drop Hugh Cecil a note to let him know that his speeches in favour of tariffs and pensions were all a put-up job ? |