Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] let i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't let me buy me lunch , I said , and I meant it . |
| 2 | we should n't of , mum we should n't of , you should n't let me take cos I had erm |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm going to ask you if you 'll kindly let me borrow that . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll ring Mr Pritchard to fetch me in the morning if you 'll just let me stay the night . ’ |
| 5 | And if you 'll just let me handle it , I also know exactly how you can get everything you want . |
| 6 | You 'll never let me have a pet will you ? |
| 7 | The young man faltered , but managed , ‘ If you 'll only let me show you — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If yer 'll just let me play a tune I 'll give yer me penny . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ If you 'd just let me finish before diving in to protect your honour you might find it was n't actually endangered , ’ Luke retorted with dangerous mildness . |
| 10 | ‘ They might have happened by now if you 'd just let me see this … opera , TV series , pop-up-book , whatever the hell it is ; and if you 'd let me talk to a few people . |
| 11 | You said you 'd never let me go . |
| 12 | ‘ Ace , if you 'd only let me explain ! |
| 13 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 14 | If you feel able to lend this item , therefore , perhaps you could also let me know the value that you would place on it . |
| 15 | You could n't let me have a little milk ? |
| 16 | She got up , went over to their table with the half-smoked stub , and said in her best BBC voice : " Excuse me , but I wonder whether you could possibly let me have a light ? |
| 17 | Ah , ah , ah but , ah but you ca n't let me see , you do n't , you do n't remember the war years when I used to be in town while she was out . |
| 18 | Probably too weak ; and , even if she was n't , I expected she would just let me crack my skull on the pavement because women like to see men helpless . |
| 19 | But she would n't let me go . |
| 20 | She would n't let me pay for it . |
| 21 | ‘ She said she would n't let me come here . ’ |
| 22 | When I got to Holloway I found I would have been entitled to take most of the things she would n't let me take , like a hairbrush . |
| 23 | She would n't let me take her . ’ |
| 24 | Pat rung up and wanted me to fetch the dressing table on Tuesday night I said yeah alright I 'll do Wednes but I forgot I was going out with the girls Wednesday so I went out Tuesday and she would n't let me have it , cos Tuesdays they 're not working in the kitchen |
| 25 | She had a grand lot of milk , but she would n't let me milk her . |
| 26 | And if she would only let me have Annie round ’ — his thumb was wagging again — ‘ the place would be spotless . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Do you know she would never let me speak to you on the phone ? |
| 28 | you would n't let me go on me own |
| 29 | Yeah , you would n't let me box . |
| 30 | ‘ You would n't let me take you hostage by any chance ? ’ the Campbell asked hopefully . |