Example sentences of "they [modal v] let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He 'd thought that it was a nickname , that it meant nothing special , and they 'd let him go on thinking that way until he 'd found out different . |
| 32 | They 'd let him resign , just when they 'd been on the point of sacking him . |
| 33 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’ |
| 34 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered . |
| 35 | After my first six months as Director of South East Arts , I 've prepared an interim report with five main topics , which I wish to put forward for public consideration , and if anybody has any comments to make perhaps they 'd let me know . |
| 36 | He pushed her again and smothered a deep laugh as he said , ‘ I do n't think they 'd let you go anyway , Lemon . |
| 37 | I wonder if they 'd let you do it … ? |
| 38 | ‘ Perhaps they 'd let you borrow theirs ? ’ |
| 39 | They used to let us stay in bed , so it was a bit tough . |
| 40 | And they used to let us come out of the pit at three quarter time , there were six of us , all of a size , strong as young bulls and er we used to have to i if the body was within less than a mile from the church , you see ? |
| 41 | Alexander had to argue with the authorities before they would let him compete , but he convinced them that he was descended from the royal house of Argos . |
| 42 | But if they had her there , d' you think they would let him know ? |
| 43 | I was going to send some pictures to Marcus in prison but I do n't suppose they would let him have them . |
| 44 | They would let me know as soon as possible . |
| 45 | I had offered to leave most of my collection , comprising the best part , in the USSR , and had simultaneously asked if they would let me take part of it with me . |
| 46 | ‘ But I do n't think they would let me run it on the company 's machine , ’ he added regretfully . |
| 47 | ‘ When I came round after the operation I asked the doctors if they would let me have the screws . |
| 48 | Perhaps they would let her make herself a sandwich … |
| 49 | Those Q.T. 's who have already received tickets to sell will greatly assist Cicely in the organisation of the event if they would let her know by the first week in February how many tickets they have sold as she will be away from 8th Feb. to 8th March . |
| 50 | They would let them stay on until they married and got farms of their own , because , perhaps , their own home circumstances would not be very good . |
| 51 | Well if they would let us borrow it , that 's a different matter to buying it from then because we then would n't make any money on it . |
| 52 | They wo n't pay a young act any money , but they will let them play third on the bill on a Monday night or on a Thursday night when there are n't many people in the venue . |
| 53 | And I 'm meeting with appropriate people in B R on Monday to decide when they will let me record . |
| 54 | I hope that , if they ask me , they will let me take in alphabetical chunks at a time , as the full whack weighs about a stone ! ! ! |
| 55 | The Hooper clan plan to be a 3 poodle family by 1994 and when they are successful , they will let us know . |
| 56 | In the first instance , tell your insurance company of the changes and they will let you know if there is any small additional premium to pay . |
| 57 | I 'm sure they will let you know . |
| 58 | They will let you know . |
| 59 | He says to Sarah , ‘ I know that you are a woman beautiful to behold , and when the Egyptians see you , they will say , ‘ This is his wife ’ ; then they will kill me , but they will let you live . |
| 60 | So it is no wonder that so many people go to ‘ sweaty Ecstasy raves ’ because at least there they can let themselves go . |