Example sentences of "let [pron] [vb infin] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all he let nothing stand in the way of his true feelings . |
| 2 | But he let nothing get in the way of his chief purpose . |
| 3 | And erm and I made the point that I tipped all your lot out of I said what and I had n't let them go in the classroom and I said it 's a new thing but I said they got their coats on they 're too macho to wear them that 's their problem , you know ! |
| 4 | They had let me slip through the net earlier ; they would n't exactly be fans of mine . |
| 5 | Felipe had let me drive around the hacienda but I had never been on a road . ’ |
| 6 | He let them trail on the ground . |
| 7 | I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks . |
| 8 | And he let them help in the shop ( Carrie loved that : measuring out things on the scales and giving the change ) until Nick stole some biscuits one day and he came in and caught him . |
| 9 | As he turned to close the door of the tower behind them , she let them fall to the ground again . |
| 10 | This , however , he did n't realise until later when he let himself think about the meeting and how , after the first keen glance , she looked past him as if he were n't there , to greet Mick with ‘ Hello . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , God , no , ’ she husked pitifully as Fernando suddenly drew back from her and with eyes hooded with desire and power he let himself sink below the water . |
| 12 | People were squeezing by her in the general drift to get a look at him , and she let herself go with the crowd a little in order to see how he was doing . |
| 13 | Rhoda had to give up work , and no sickness benefit was available since Ken had never let her succumb to the system and pay national insurance . |
| 14 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 15 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 16 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 17 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 18 | ‘ We called the police and let them go through the house . |
| 19 | today , somewhere never mind , no , you 're not having any more biscuits you Right I erm , I see it 's ten past eleven , I want to get this ball washed , so , er , let them go in the wash |
| 20 | But let them advance along the road at their own pace , overcoming the obstacles on their way as best they can . |
| 21 | But , who let them loose in the launderette |
| 22 | Seek the Lord while he may be found , call upon him while he is near , let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man is thoughts and let them return to the Lord , for what 's gon na happen , for he will of compassion on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon those words were very quoted from Acts , chapter sixteen , when that Philippine jailer said Lord what must I do , sir what must I do to be saved and there Paul timac believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved this is God 's way by repentance in faith that 's presented in Jesus , he is the only saviour , not your works , not my works , not our good deeds , not our religious observances , he is the only saviour , did he not say himself I am the way the truth and the life , nobody comes to the father but by me . |
| 23 | Let them know from the start that they were dealing with a kulak , not a noble . |
| 24 | If so , estimate how long this will take , call the candidates for interview that much earlier than you would otherwise have done , and let them know in the letter that they are to be given a tour first . |
| 25 | ‘ Now , let them fall over the cloth , ’ Azmaveth said , ‘ from a height of two handspans . ’ |
| 26 | One can not train students and then let them fall off the end of the course into a professional abyss . |
| 27 | He unfastened them without haste , still smiling , tossed sword and sheath out from him through the trefoil opening , and let them fall into the presbytery . |
| 28 | ‘ Let them look at the fire , ’ he said . |
| 29 | If they get in if they start getting in the way the best thing to do is just let them relax to the side and try and forget about them , I know it 's difficult to forget about them but just to the conscious effort with the hands is just to put them at the side . |
| 30 | So , we let them come into the harbour approaches , the narrowing river-mouth , where they must bunch and slow to avoid running aground on the sand-bars , then pound them from here while still they can not reach us effectively . |