Example sentences of "[to-vb] and let " in BNC.

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1 Colleagues , just to try and let you know what , er I 've got in my mind concerning the business that 's fell off the agenda yesterday and today so far .
2 Shrimpy 's trying his flipping nice to try and let this drop and just .
3 It was a stunning sight , and as I lay idly in the boulders that are reputed to have fallen 1600 metres and half a mile from the South Face of La Meije to the Chatelleret , I thought of the climb to come and let the daylight drift over me .
4 I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am !
5 Something happened , something came into his mind , while he was there at Aurae Phiala , that prompted him to disappear and let the party leave without him . ’
6 Or ask your seller to obtain and let you have office copies , which will almost certainly be an obligation under the contract .
7 To sail over a wave without jumping you need to unhook and let your legs absorb the rising wave — rather like a skier uses his legs as shock absorbers over bumps .
8 Last year he decided it was time to retire and let a younger man do his job .
9 Damn , why did I have to go and let that out ?
10 I said do you want me to go and let them out for you ?
11 and then you had to go and let it get a new engine !
12 It was the Friar who had said ‘ Wait here , ’ all she was doing was to sit and let things happen .
13 Let's face it , all she 'd have to do would be to sit and let him sleep it off for a while , it was probably what the kid needed most , and he 'd never remember anything different .
14 They can not be attacked in hand-to-hand combat either — the only way to destroy a Fanatic is to shoot him or to wait and let him collapse from exhaustion .
15 Dexter knew that she preferred to wait and let the interviewee be sucked back into the vacuum of silence .
16 ‘ We ca n't afford to wait and let the northern army join with Siward .
17 Two bloody wars and we 're still content to snooze and let that lot get on with it .
18 He wants people to be able to rent them , with shops free to buy and let them out like videos .
19 In fact , the more serious your role , the more you need to unwind and let yourself go when the time is appropriate .
20 Do what you are going to do and let me be . ’
21 I think what you want to do now , write down a list of what you want him to do and let Steve do that for tomorrow if you can and then let's see if we can make him stick to that list cos otherwise he 'll be here in
22 But for those who decide to relax and let life drift , the Club has plenty to offer .
23 When Otis Griffith 's car was written off in an accident , he was able to relax and let someone else fight his legal battle for compensation , thanks to a little preplanning
24 Then I did get a break because I was at a party where there were lots of television producers who like to relax and let their hair down , fall out of windows and things like that .
25 Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare .
26 It teaches a child to let go of his own will for the sake of others , with whom he has to live and let live .
27 Oliver said he felt foolish running away and it would be best to slow and let the man pass .
28 I have to stop and let a long line of trolleys go by .
29 I waited behind the cart for them to stop and let me pass .
30 He was that pathetic and undernourished I kept on having to stop and let him catch me up .
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