Example sentences of "let i [verb] [pron] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He gave me much time and attention but did not allow me to waste a minute ; he left me fully free to express my feelings and thoughts but did not hesitate to present his own ; he offered me space to deliberate about choices and to make decisions but did not withhold his opinion that some choices and decisions were better than others ; he let me find my own way but did not hide the map that showed the right direction . |
| 2 | Erm to give you an example let me show you this brochure here this is Page and Moy high prices and clearly that is aimed at A and B. |
| 3 | ( Let me answer my own question . |
| 4 | Now , let me bring you another drink . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Let me fetch you some water , ’ he said gently to the distressed figure on the sofa after a little time had passed . |
| 6 | ‘ Sit down , Craig , ’ she said softly , ‘ let me fetch you some tea . ’ |
| 7 | It 's a roller-coaster , Mr Breakspear , up and down , up and down ’ — her thin white hand suited the action to her words — ‘ from heaven to hell and back again , and if heaven is euphoria then let me assure you that hell is a terrible place . ’ |
| 8 | But if the hon. Gentleman wants to know about investment , let me give him some information about investment . |
| 9 | Let me give you another example . |
| 10 | And let me give you another quote : ‘ I love the vanquished , but I also love the victors . ’ |
| 11 | Let me just give you an idea , just that 's something else we do , let me give you some idea of , that 's a couple of examples very attractive books |
| 12 | ‘ Let me give you some tea , Dotty . |
| 13 | But let me give you some advice — big brotherly advice . ’ |
| 14 | Let me make you some coffee . ’ |
| 15 | Just for once , let me make my own decision . |
| 16 | Here , let me pour you another cup … ‘ |
| 17 | It 's just — I want to go home and tell them to shut up about the exam results and let me do my own thing and leave me alone . |
| 18 | Let me ask you that question . |
| 19 | Let me ask you this question first of all , do you like football ? |
| 20 | mm , I think maybe at the start though when I said do you have a beautiful body , maybe I asked the wrong questions , let me ask you this question at the end , do you like your body ? , er button one for yes and button two for no , and maybe we 'll get a different answer then , eighty five people said no they did n't have a beautiful body , but fifty six people here say yes they like their body , forty four is too many people who do n't , why not ? , who said no ? , why , why do n't you ? , yes |
| 21 | the wheel of the car , I mean I wonder , I wonder what you think of that , let me ask you this question , do erm , do men 's personalities change behind the wheel do you think ? , button one for yes , button two for no and vote now , and you 'll be interested to know that in this hundred eighty five of you think that personalities change , do they get better ? |
| 22 | Well let me ask you this question , would you say that using drugs has improved your life ? |
| 23 | Similarly the stages of a formal spoken discourse are also often clearly marked with utterances such as ‘ I rest my case ’ , ‘ Let me ask you another question ’ , or ‘ Next witness ’ . |
| 24 | Let me ask you another question . |
| 25 | Let me ask you another question , or looking , looking towards the future . |
| 26 | Let me run my own life ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Let me save you some time , Mr Barnett . |
| 28 | ‘ Let me get you another coffee . |
| 29 | ‘ Let me get you another coffee , ’ Luke offered , then added , ‘ That is , if you 're alone . ’ |
| 30 | ’ We came on the name through a retired CIA man in America ; let me put it that way . ’ |