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Example sentences of "[verb] let [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Fletcher said : ‘ Our batting department has let us down in both Tests , although everyone has been working hard on their game and how to combat their spinners on turning pitches .
2	The Government has let us down by not realising we needed investment .
3	He once locked two visiting American soldiers inside the cathedral one evening and promised to come to let them out in half an hour but forgot to come .
4	I want to let you in on a somewhat embarrassing secret , which is now a secret no longer !
5	And if you were caught letting somebody in through a ground floor window about eleven o'clock a night , that , that was it .
6	Perhaps she was : she seemed to let it out in a long , gusty sigh , and walked away from the children , down the track to a place where a flat rock jutted out from the side of the bank .
7	Ever since my father repeatedly threatened to let me out of the car as a child , I have made satisfactory provisions for such an adventure .
8	He moved incredibly slowly , zombie-ish , as if he 'd been a patient in there since before the flood and they 'd finally decided to let him out for some fresh air .
9	Artemis attempted a smile to reassure him that she at least was n't going to let him down by crying , but he paid her no attention .
10	The , you may get by very nicely on very moderate physical ability in ordinary every day life because you can kind of order what you 're going to let yourself in for .
11	‘ The next time I take her for a walk , I 'm not going to let her out of my sight , ’ he said .
12	But she was n't feeling easy with him now , and as he pushed an easy-chair closer to her couch , and sat down opposite her , she had the uncanniest feeling that he was n't going to let her out of the room until she had told him every last bit of what there was to tell .
13	All that their unfortunate ancestors had to say probably came in questions : ‘ When are you going to let me out of here ? ’ and ‘ Can I go home now , please ? ’
14	‘ And , more important , are you going to let me out of here ? ’
15	I am not going to let anyone down in America .
16	‘ I do n't believe you for a moment ; even if I did , you 're my only lead and I 'm not going to let you out of my sight until I catch up with Garry .
17	‘ And as I said , there 's no way I 'm going to let you out of this bed until I have your answer in the affirmative . ’
18	I willed you to come and you did and now you are here and I 'm never going to let you out of my sight again .
19	Well , now that I 've tracked you down , perhaps you would n't mind letting me in on the key to all this mystery .
20	‘ Oh , we would n't want to let them out of our sight , ’ said Hilda .
21	You start to see a pattern developing in your study and you do not want to let yourself down by not studying today .
22	There 's no way I intend to let you out of this bed until you 've promised that you 'll marry me . ’
23	My start was beginning to let me down around this time — Ron and I were concentrating more on my pick-up — but I had the satisfaction of beating Calvin Smith quite comfortably .
24	I could have let you in for it then , could n't I ! ’
25	Peach alone was in the house , having let himself in through the cat flap Stephen had fixed into the lower panel of the back door .
26	She turned her head towards the servant who had just hurried to let him in to the audience-chamber , and put out an imperious hand to arrest his attention .
27	Then : ‘ You 'll have to let me out for the Jubilee .
28	They 'll have to let us down in a minute .
29	Granville Again was out of form with a few niggling problems , so after talking to Michael I decided to let him down for a break then bring him back to his peak for one day — this day . ’
30	When they started to let us out of the house we were able to rummage amongst the appalling pile of rubbish strewn around the University campus nearby .