Example sentences of "to let [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellwood 's technique was to let them stay about five vehicles ahead , but now and then he 'd drop back and let them fall out of sight . |
| 2 | Couns Frank Robson and Alan Robinson ( Lab ) have asked people living nearby to let them know of any problems although they are optimistic the new owners will run the club responsibly . |
| 3 | I ask the hon. Gentleman to let me continue at this stage . |
| 4 | Anyone interested in writing a short piece describing their own efforts ( whether in writing or by word of mouth ) is invited to let me know by 1st May . |
| 5 | I have been looking for a recording ( with some difficulty ) , since not many shops are prepared to let me listen to different interpretations ) , indeed I purchased the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden/Marc Ermler offering only to be disappointed , all because I wanted CD sound quality to replace a home-made cassette of a live Radio 3 broadcast ( should I be telling you this ? ) |
| 6 | Do you think I could bear to let you sink into ignominious disgrace ? ’ |
| 7 | I wanted to let you know of this initiative because I thought it might be possible to : |
| 8 | He looked me up and down and with a twinkle in his eye said ‘ Oh ! dear , I think I shall have to let you know after all . ’ |
| 9 | It bothered him to let her go like this , but she 'd insisted ; for a while he could n't see her at all , until she reached the skyline and stopped for a moment . |
| 10 | Her mother tried to persuade the woman who had received the letters to let her talk with this guard ; a man who was actually in touch with her husband . |
| 11 | He seems to be playing really well at the moment and to let him go at this stage would be killing shooting ourselves in the foot . |
| 12 | In what can only be regarded as the ultimate pilot 's ‘ Jim 'll fix it ’ fantasy come true , he persuaded the RAF to let him go through key parts of the four-year course that ends with a posting to an operational fighter squadron . |
| 13 | I was in favour of hauling him in last week , but the powers-that-be thought it better to let him remain at large for the time being , in the hope that he might lead us to his employers . ’ |
| 14 | With the older boys there are times when leave them alone is the very best policy , you can intrude too much on a pupil who knows what he 's doing ; maybe not doing it 100 per cent successfully , but you 've got to let him get to that point of destruct , as part of his learning process … |
| 15 | to let it spill in all its silly wonder , |
| 16 | Perhaps best to let it go at that . |
| 17 | The reader refuses to let it rest at that . |
| 18 | Owen , equally alarmed , was content to let it rest like that while he tried to see a way through the likely complications . |
| 19 | Erm reference has been made er a couple of times to the appendix which I attached to my submission , that 's the map and the schedule of strategic constraints , I feel I ought not to let it pass without some comment . |
| 20 | The most attractive way of dealing with slurry is simply to let it ferment in sealed vessels into safe fertiliser and useful biogas ( a mixture of methane and CO ) . |
| 21 | they wo n't , they wo n't , th they do n't intend to let it happen at all there |
| 22 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 23 | We dismantled the imprinting equipment to make way for the passive avoidance pens and I set about raising the grant money to let us move into full swing . |
| 24 | As there are so many potential areas , we need your help to let us know of any faults or hazards you see . |