Example sentences of "but let [pron] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His arms around her , he began so gently that although McAllister was already feeling stifled , and the fear of men which had beset her for so long had begun to tighten its grip on her , she not only allowed him to kiss and fondle her face and neck , but let him undo her hair , so that it tumbled about her shoulders , as magnificent in its abandon as he had imagined it in the long nights when he had been unable to sleep . |
| 2 | She could guess roughly what he was promising but let him keep his secret . |
| 3 | But let me set your mind at rest . |
| 4 | But let me have your hair to nibble |
| 5 | Who was it said ‘ Let other men write my country 's laws , but let me write its songs ’ ? |
| 6 | For her part , Rachaela tried not to curb the child , but let her go her own wild , silent way . |
| 7 | But let us keep our attention fixed on 1700 . |
| 8 | She had little choice but to let him draw her close against him , until she was pressed tightly into the hard curve of his body . |