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

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1 She was so exhausted that she let me help her without protesting , and finally we sat down together near the fire with our cups of tea .
2 It protested at once , so she let him carry her to the living-room .
3 She let him accompany her into the small lounge where the set was kept in segregation from the vocal and gregarious fishermen , and settle her in a comfortable chair , cheek by jowl with a single elderly lady , who seemed pleased to have company , and disposed to conversation .
4 She let him pour it for her while she threw another log on to the fire , smashing a cathedral of embers .
5 Like a zombie she let him lead her from Tivoli , allowed him to fasten the seatbelt of the Mercedes round her , followed him into the apartment , standing motionless while he switched on the soft wall lighting .
6 ‘ If she 'd been in love with Henry she 'd have agreed to be his mistress — not made him wait seven years for a divorce before she let him take her to bed .
7 And she was so terrified she let him take me to — he said — the women 's hospital .
8 She let him drown her in the deep water , too weak even to raise her hands to cling to him .
9 But she let him help her into a chair .
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