Example sentences of "let [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he passed through a small piazza there was a shout and a boy appeared at a window holding a bulging plastic shopping bag which he let drop to a friend in the street who stood , arms raised to catch it . |
| 2 | There was also a walled kitchen garden , which had been let go to grass , and a large hole had been knocked into one of the walls to let the tractor in to mow it . |
| 3 | ‘ About what she nearly let happen to you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Ah , child , ’ Jake whispered , ‘ there 's so much to regret in what I let happen to him . |
| 5 | It 's not a safe thing to let happen to you , David . ’ |
| 6 | Every time Endill entered the library it was difficult not to let slip to Mr Crangle he had found the Bookman . |
| 7 | We might call it a day at the end of the assignments and take Jenny 's away to recap , erm lets get to the end of the assignments first , Q P9 . |
| 8 | He gritted his teeth against the shame that welled up at the thought of what he 'd let happen to her , then met her eyes again , smiling . |
| 9 | You 've got 1,800 people in a theatre you ca n't just let go to your grief , you learn to cut yourself off . |