Example sentences of "[adv] to let [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frozen in shock for a few seconds , she recovered her wits sufficiently to let out an outraged scream , and to catapult into a kneeling position , grabbing the bedspread to cover herself . |
| 2 | NOW you can see the fearsome fighters of the WWF in your own home — if you 're brave enough to let in a muscular gang of mighty strong men . |
| 3 | She covered it with her other hand , then , fearing that a hot hand might be enervating , she opened her fingers just wide enough to let in a little air and light . |
| 4 | The windows were sparkling , the ivy stripped away to let in the light . |
| 5 | At low tide the Thames seems rather to let down London . |
| 6 | Sometimes the shutters of my room , raised slightly to let in streaks of sunlight between their horizontal slats , made our winter room seem tropical . |
| 7 | Timber-frame construction is , however , naturally energy-saving , and the Thamesmead houses have been designed to maximise the heat available by pitching as many roofs as possible to the south , and placing rooflights strategically to let in the heat of the sun , according to Geoffrey Wigfall of Wigfall Group Practice . |
| 8 | If the primary circuit is also part of a central heating circuit , this will also need filling and some of the radiators may need bleeding afterwards to let out air . |
| 9 | This is why the idea of the ‘ educational toy ’ is so fraught with difficulty : the trick is never to let on that it is supposed to be educational , in case you transmit your own anxieties . |