Example sentences of "[adj] to let [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is considered justifiable to let off bombs in Britain and kill innocent people , blaming Arab countries , if that helps Israel . |
| 2 | You feel there 's always more going on underneath the surface than he 's prepared to let on . |
| 3 | ‘ But why should you be willing to let so gross an injury pass ? |
| 4 | Cos there 's some , they used to be carrying timber down the dock all one length and what already slung , already stacked for 'em and the way it cost , the way it go put the wires on me for sure now and there ai n't much to let now . |
| 5 | Not much to let down . |
| 6 | In general , in the north , roofs slope more steeply to throw off rain and snow , windows and doorways are larger to let in available light and walls thick to keep out the cold . |
| 7 | The infatuation will pass : better to let well alone . |
| 8 | After fifteen years he was still pursuing his feud against his master-mason , unwilling to let even his bones rest . |
| 9 | The police station was not yet half a dozen years old , but ever since its completion the powers that be , like fussy housewives , had been unable to let well alone , adding innovation after innovation , perpetually trying to improve their handiwork . |
| 10 | Hesitantly , she pushed open the door , which stood ajar to let in what air there was , and entered the hall . |
| 11 | The first thing to remember is that as you turn the boat away from the wind , you let out the mainsheet , the sail only works properly at one angle to the wind and so it 's essential to let out the mainsheet as you bear away . |
| 12 | This usually entailed Branson being the first to let off fire-extinguishers , initiate a food fight , or dress up in fishnet stockings and make-up for the inevitable fancy-dress party . |
| 13 | At the very top of the structure , at the point of the cone , a space had been left open to let in the light . |
| 14 | She found the curtained casement flung open to let in a stream of sunlight and fresh air . |
| 15 | The back door stood open to let out the heat and Hepzibah 's chickens wandered in and out , pecking at crumbs and sleepily chortling . |
| 16 | Almost at once it swung open to let out a surge of laughter and music as a tall dark man with a scar on one cheek clapped Penry on the back and introduced himself to Leonora as Nick Wood , then beckoned to a tall , beautiful woman with a mane of ash-blonde hair , who excused herself from a group of people to come running to throw her arms round Penry 's neck . |
| 17 | When the shutters had been opened wider to let in the bright midday light she helped Luce to the bathroom . |
| 18 | Ranulf , outside , peered through the small window , its shabby wooden shutters flung wide to let in the air and light . |
| 19 | She thought it best to let well alone . |
| 20 | Assassination only works — I do n't really have to explain ? — when the victim 's people were sick of him anyway and ready to let in the new man without overmuch fuss . |
| 21 | GEORGE Graham showed last night that he is ready to let loose another of his hungry young pack . |
| 22 | She sensed that Rourke could be a man to rely on , a man whose strength would be a bulwark against all odds , but he had always judged her and found her wanting , and she was not ready to let down her guard and confide in him . |