Example sentences of "[noun] to let [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although we need earholes to let in air-borne sounds , water-borne vibrations pass easily through the tissues of these sea mammals ' heads to reach their ears . |
| 2 | Mr Melvin , Bookseller , Union St , had 2 public and 4 bedrooms to let in Academy St for Northern Meeting Week . |
| 3 | The anode is a coil of platinum wire surrounding the cathode rod at the base of C. G is a hole in the seal to let out gases . |
| 4 | It had been an attempt to let in a bit of fresh air on the subject . |
| 5 | But full back Mike Ford clutched a damaged hamstring to let in former United striker John Durnin . |
| 6 | She had put the mug by his bed and gone to the window to let in the light . |
| 7 | There was a hole in the ceiling to let in the rain but just to be safe he returned every day for a week to water them and was walking back one afternoon when , turning a corner , he felt a hand on his shoulder . |
| 8 | However , the game became a dreary affair until a minute before the interval when Atherton misjudged a bounce to let in Wilson , who shot over the bar . |
| 9 | Coincidentally , or maybe not , the storm chose that moment to let off a sheet of dazzling green lightning and an earsplitting crack of thunder . |
| 10 | The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light . |
| 11 | But with a greater willingness to let in somebody — a relative , best friend or counsellor — at least two little boys would n't have to face the future without a father . |
| 12 | And she would want to see monitoring of any pubs admitting children , with premises carefully vetted before permission to let in youngsters was granted . |
| 13 | BRITAIN slammed the door yesterday on calls to let in many more Yugoslav civil war refugees . |
| 14 | The gist of his mutterings was the unpleasantness of women , their officiousness , their fussiness and their inability to let well alone , but tie took care to keep his remarks inaudible . |
| 15 | Many pilots make use of a VOR station to let down on an aerodrome where there is no published or approved procedure . |
| 16 | Court orders UK to let back an armada |
| 17 | The profits to be made out of wine in the first half of the century encouraged substantial farmers to let out their outlying fields , landowners and municipalities their hitherto unproductive wastes , on rabassa morta — a lease of land based on the life of the vine and intended to bring bad land into cultivation . |
| 18 | Mr Mukhametshin has been repeatedly let down by Russian suppliers , which in turn forces Anis to let down foreign customers . |
| 19 | The dragon heaved a huge sigh of relief and politely turned his head to let out a huge smoky belch ; then he settled down for a dragon-like snooze . |
| 20 | These songs and poetry have helped the group maintain their spirit of unity , provides some light relief to let off some steam , and helped to convey the message of what they have done and are continuing to do to other community groups in a way which can not be simply related in written words and figures . |
| 21 | What also keeps ‘ Piece Of Cake ’ interesting are the short instrumental segues that flit between tracks , a simple and effective way for Mudhoney to let off some creative steam before thundering into another , more constructed , song . |
| 22 | So when her doorbell rang , she went thankfully to the door to let in her expected visitor . |
| 23 | Lydia opened the door to let out the cigarette smoke and walked as far as the stream , wondering why the blazes Betty was behaving in so singular a fashion . |
| 24 | Robyn found herself saying , ‘ So he went for a drive to let off some steam and that was the last … ’ |
| 25 | The Brecons have a one-piece upper and therefore fewer seams to let in water . |
| 26 | But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine . |
| 27 | It takes only one leak to sink a ship , one gate to let in a Trojan horse . |
| 28 | Bill drew the curtains to let in the last of the twilight , then , as Faye 's eyes began to adjust , he turned to two low antique glass lamps . |
| 29 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 30 | When he threw open shutters to let in air and light , pictures sprang at her from the walls . |