Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] let [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She flushed and tried not to let him rile her . |
| 2 | He swung his leg over the saddle , rocked the bike off its stand and balanced it with his legs while she put on the helmet , tugged on the huge gloves and tried not to let him know she was panicking . |
| 3 | Called to order he was silent for a moment , then resumed his loud comments which disconcerted Therese , however hard she tried not to let them . |
| 4 | Pete felt a stirring of apprehension then , rising like a deepwater fish to the sunlight ; and although he tried not to let it show , Alina seemed to perceive it . |
| 5 | She tried not to let it unnerve her . |
| 6 | It makes you want to win for them , makes you determined not to let them down . |
| 7 | In 1982 he was found guilty of serious professional misconduct and undertook not to let it happen again . |
| 8 | She chose not to let them know she had proof this was a deception . |
| 9 | What just happened between us could have gone much further , but it did n't because I chose not to let it . |
| 10 | She dared not let it happen again . |
| 11 | Her eyelashes fluttered down to hide feelings she dared not let him see . |
| 12 | His face was cold , that same unsmiling face , pinched and thin , his dark eyes cruel , as if he dared not let them be anything else . |
| 13 | The blow came at a meeting on Saturday when members voted not to let him stand as an election candidate — despite a recommendation to accept him by the executive committee . |
| 14 | If Henry thought that there was a contradiction in terms about the words ‘ medical poison ’ he did not Let it show in his face . |
| 15 | At first she did not let them in ‘ because I thought they were drunks from the pub next door ’ . |
| 16 | We did not let them put us down easily . |
| 17 | M and J always tidy up well , so did not let them do the washing/drying up . |
| 18 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 19 | The other two held their breath , waiting for the inevitable squeak , but the sensitive fingers did not let him down . |
| 20 | That lavish endowment of talent , which had been blotted up in sport and intense boyish preoccupations , was now called up in all its force and it did not let him down . |
| 21 | It did not let him down . |
| 22 | We did not let him go upstairs , but one day Tabby found him on my bed . |
| 23 | This was one of the voyages in which the men of science were in charge , in that the point of the expedition was scientific ; often there had been frustration among scientists on voyages because the captain 's instructions , or his interpretation of them , did not let him stay at interesting places as long as they would have liked , or put enough boats and crews at their disposal . |
| 24 | Antony looked apologetic but Connon did not let him speak . |
| 25 | He did not let her go , and said hoarsely , ‘ Honoria Greville . |
| 26 | If they did not let her see him until they both appeared before the prince , what wild errors might he not commit in his insecurity ? |
| 27 | Her memory did not let her down . |
| 28 | He did not let her go , but his grip on her slackened . |
| 29 | It was their own secret world , and they did not let me into it again . |
| 30 | Indeed , quite early on , I tried to work out in my mind what it was that made his personality ( though he did not like the word ) so compelling ; and I came to the conclusion that it was because he did not let me down in my own estimation of him . |