Example sentences of "and let me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Conservative in , three times that for which we put on for and let me remind you again that out of that seventeen pounds , you put eleven on , not us , you put it on . |
| 32 | ‘ And let me assure you of something else — anyone who interferes with the smooth running of this place can pack their bags and get down the road right away . ’ |
| 33 | Then he called a policewoman , and a policewoman came , and I went to the station , and they searched me , and let me go . |
| 34 | ‘ Well , leave me , ’ he said , and let me go . |
| 35 | Would n't he call it a day , and let me go home ? |
| 36 | Her eyes closed , she turned her face away , released her hold on my cheekbones and let me go on into the hall . |
| 37 | ‘ Just untie me and let me go . |
| 38 | Just do me a favour and let me go ! ’ |
| 39 | The members are accountable and let me go back about the committees . |
| 40 | But since , so jump upon this bloody question , you from the Polack wars , and you from England , are here arrived , give order that these bodies high on a stage be placed to the view ; and let me speak to the yet unknowing world how these things came about : so shall you hear of carnal , bloody and unnatural acts , of accidental judgments , casual slaughters , of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause , and , in this upshot , purposes mistook fallen on the inventors ' heads : all this can I truly deliver . |
| 41 | ‘ And now , my dear , before you leave , let me take your hands in mine and let me feel your face . |
| 42 | Let me be mysen , and let me feel as if tha' wor littler than me ! dunna ma'e me feel sma' , an' down ! — else I canna stop wi' thee . |
| 43 | By thus consenting they form one body politic and it is implied in the contract that the majority have the right to conclude for the rest and let me quote for when any number of men have by the consent of every individual made a community they have thereby made that community one body with a power to act as one body which is only by the will and determination of the majority it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way a single body ca n't move in two opposite directions simultaneously . |
| 44 | And let me quote Locke er here we are are we he says but submitting to the laws of any country , living quietly and enjoying privileges and protection under them , makes not a man a member of that society then he goes on a little bit further down nothing can make any man so but is actually entering into it by positive engagement and express promise and compact . |
| 45 | ‘ Explain it to me , and let me decide . ’ |
| 46 | Yes , it 's all go on the rumour exchange and let me stress that these are but a few of the juiciest . |
| 47 | It 's for this reason I 've gone against my initial instinct not to blow our own trumpet on this at the risk of provoking more ‘ bad loser ’ comments from certain people ( and let me stress I do n't mean the runners-up ) communicated to me . |
| 48 | In the middle of our talk I began to speak as if to some demon , telling him to hold his tongue and not interrupt my talk , and let me serve these gentlemen for it was already late . |
| 49 | I think it might be an excellent idea if you forgot about everything else for a minute and let me hold you . ’ |
| 50 | Yesterday she looked at her eight-pound new arrival , born at Arrowe Park Hospital , and said : ‘ It was a fabulous moment when the doctors came in with him and let me hold him . ’ |
| 51 | She said last night : ‘ It was a fabulous moment when the doctors came in with him and let me hold him . |
| 52 | ‘ I think I am being very reasonable , and let me make one thing quite clear . |
| 53 | ‘ Stand up a minute , Christopher , and let me measure this . ’ |
| 54 | Claire , Annabel and I are supposed to help distribute the food , and let me tell you , at some of these do 's it 's like feeding a pack of hounds . |
| 55 | And let me tell you , if you were to have come into our servants ' hall on any of those evenings , you would not have heard mere gossip ; more likely , you would have witnessed debates over the great affairs preoccupying our employers upstairs , or else over matters of import reported in the newspapers ; and of course , as fellow professionals from all walks of life are wont to do when gathered together , we could be found discussing every aspect of our vocation . |
| 56 | I 've had people try to put one over on me many times , and let me tell you , gentlemen , few people succeed . |
| 57 | And let me tell you , this is n't the first time I 've thought of it , either . ’ |
| 58 | Then her eyes sprang wide with the words : ‘ And let me tell you something , I 'm not spending any more nights on that bloody single mattress in there . |
| 59 | And let me tell you something finally , you ca n't hold a candle to my woman . |
| 60 | And let me tell you , you pompous individual , that there are more wars to be fought than those with guns . |