Example sentences of "could [not/n't] let he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | She could not let him throw last night in her face . |
2 | But at that moment , as Cicely and Guthrie Hepwood came back into the house from the stables , all she knew was that , while she still wanted Naylor , she could not let him make love to her — not in his aunt 's and uncle 's house with them only in the next-door room , for all she knew . |
3 | No matter what it cost her , she could not let him leave without trying to speak to him . |
4 | Yet I could not let him go : his love was too precious to me , and I knew I would never find its like again . |
5 | Now they could not let him slip away . |
6 | She could not let him get close to her . |
7 | so I thought I could n't , I could n't let him go |
8 | My mate was over seventy , so I could n't let him lift a horse 's foot after ‘ knocking-off ’ time : I actually shoed the two horses . |
9 | I could n't let him leave you behind . |
10 | I could n't let him know the strength of my feelings — I was afraid it might frighten him off . |
11 | He hated and desired her , but she could n't let him know she saw the desire . |
12 | But she could n't let him see that it had meant something to her . |