Example sentences of "[pers pn] let " in BNC.
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| 1 | I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor . |
| 2 | I let your white flesh and your skinny body and your blond hair blot out things that would have made me shudder at home . |
| 3 | I let my gaze wander to the open grassy strip at the side of the block , which was almost completely empty of life , and then on to the red buses and cars hurrying along the main road . |
| 4 | On reaching the Fish I let out a cry of triumph , overjoyed to have got there while conveniently forgetting the Verdon-like wall which lay above . |
| 5 | Like , I did n't know whether to believe him or not , but you 'd feel wick if he was n't spoofing , so I let him off with a caution . |
| 6 | I let Nat have my dogs and sit in with Tony . |
| 7 | The trail goes steeply down and the speed increases , and I let go of the sledge rail to wipe my goggles — a fatal move . |
| 8 | I let off the snow hook , Rayo heads for the tree , Kaisa leaps out of the way , Sunniva follows her round and it 's back to knitting in seconds . |
| 9 | My father , a Desert Rat , tells me that in the North African campaign you never asked a man with a shovel where he was going , so I let Nat go . |
| 10 | I can do it OK if I hang onto the side , but when I let go I just sink . |
| 11 | I let Satan out and chuck the paper in a drawer . |
| 12 | I let the water out of the sink and dry my hands on this roller thing . |
| 13 | I am trying — I mean I know I let the boys lean too much . ’ |
| 14 | I write about Agnes , I try to imagine her , I let her sit on a bench in the sauna , walk around Paris , leaf through a magazine , talk with her husband , but the thing that started it all , the gesture of a woman waving to a lifeguard by the side of a pool , it must seem as if I had forgotten that . |
| 15 | Next morning I let him sleep until midday . |
| 16 | Unwisely , I let Dana see my drafts of these poems , and at once I could sense his disapproval , his jealousy even , that I had written the poems myself . |
| 17 | I remember how her country beginnings showed themselves then : she made no fuss about seeming to be lost , nor did she work herself up into a state as the aunts would have done , just stood there patiently and quietly while I untangled her and found the way ; and did not even grumble , although after that I let her decide where we should go , which was usually across a field near the sewage plant , and along a road near the gasworks . |
| 18 | I let him have it to get rid of him . |
| 19 | I let me little lot go , sir , see . |
| 20 | A little later , dressed and breakfasted , I let the dog out again , and , oh joy , he headed for his favourite bush . |
| 21 | Then I let the dog out , stand well back and wait while nature takes its course . |
| 22 | I let my banjo do the singing . ’ |
| 23 | So I let her just pass , and said , ‘ Oh , darling , I am looking for a new ‘ element ’ … ’ ; and after half an hour the manager came back to me and said that she was sitting upstairs weeping . |
| 24 | I let go of the beam and dropped with bent legs so as to splash down softly and felt the breath rush out of my lungs from the iciness of the river . |
| 25 | I let the thought lie there for comfort . |
| 26 | I let go of things a bit . |
| 27 | I shall try and ensure that I reach the aspirations of the people and that I let no one down . ’ |
| 28 | I let you down in front of your friends , and I 'm sorry . |
| 29 | But I will continue to do less well than he does unless I let his judgement pre-empt mine . |
| 30 | As I began to reflect on this verse , I let its truth penetrate deep within me . |