Example sentences of "[noun] and let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should get off their backsides and let us see what they intend to do about it . |
| 2 | Perhaps you 'd give a ring and let me know I 'd welcome your feedback . " |
| 3 | Since there was no sign of a bell , Charles raised the enormous ring and let it fall . |
| 4 | K. R. I 've been in tough houses — they would n't come out to help us but they 'd form a ring and let you fight — they would n't just all join in to back somebody up . |
| 5 | As their two entwined bodies bobbed like corks in the water , Ronni closed her eyes and let herself melt against him . |
| 6 | Now there was no choice but to raise her eyes and let herself see the house . |
| 7 | Held against his heart , feeling the steady beat beneath her cheek , she closed her eyes and let it wash over her in soothing waves . |
| 8 | Although an official response has already been sent off , Newsline readers may wish to pen their own reply and let us see if they can be as imaginative as the original writer . |
| 9 | She knew he was fobbing her off , but she accepted it ; she was willing to sit in the back seat and let him do the driving . |
| 10 | This is an attempt to loosen up your mind and let it accept alternative ideas . |
| 11 | If she were truthful , she had never properly imagined Bella as anything , except perhaps a spiteful , over-painted tart , drenched in a cheap scent , who was beginning to put on weight and let herself go . |
| 12 | After about five minutes you may need to change the blotters but , eventually , when it looks as if it is not going to curl , you can remove the weight and let it air dry . |
| 13 | Do read the piece and let us know how you feel : if WOMAN can do something to help , I promise we shall . |
| 14 | Go on I tell you what why do n't you flip it over and start on the other side , even though it says this side done , this is an old tape from a seismograph and er we were afraid to use it in our work but I think the sound 's alright on it , you flip it over and where it says this side down , put that side up and use the other half of the tape and let me hear your comments back . |
| 15 | Damp and stretch out your backing paper onto a drawing board , tape it round the edges with gummed tape and let it dry . |
| 16 | Put such facts as we have before the Sheriff and the Merchant Venturers and let them sort it out . ’ |
| 17 | He lifted his shoulders and let them fall in a dismissive shrug . |
| 18 | We shrugged our shoulders and let it go . |
| 19 | Most of his contemporaries would have shrugged their shoulders and let it remain as part of the natural order of things . |
| 20 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 21 | When the time came for the machine which had been keeping her husband alive to be turned off , my friend faced the reality of his condition and let him go . |
| 22 | Alternatively when the display is switched off ( 2a ) the LC molecules are aligned with the light and let it pass . |
| 23 | Like , when they come in here I 'll bring them down to the canteen and let them have Coke and sweets . |
| 24 | They fought , and ran , and stood to fight again , tiring , separated , driven now like hunted hares , until Isambard called his men back at the brook and let them rest at last . |
| 25 | It did not so much reach a conclusion as slow down and dribble into silence , as though the players had got bored with the melody and let it slip through their fingers carelessly . |
| 26 | When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as : ‘ Nice Man , pleasant person . |
| 27 | She tossed the blouse on to a chair , took the glass Culley was offering , sipped , set it down , then unzipped her skirt and let it drop . |
| 28 | ‘ That 's better , ’ said Joe , ‘ in that kind of mood I could put you on a horse and let you join in the charge of the Light Brigade . ’ |
| 29 | You have got to keep the analysts and the institutions on your side and let them know what you 're proposing . |
| 30 | She stood up to walk stiffly around the desk , glaring at him as he stepped politely to one side and let her precede him from the room . |