Example sentences of "let [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in his eagerness to demonstrate how wonderful the scheme was , he let drop the fact that in the event of his death Karen would inherit not only the house , fully paid-off under the terms of their endowment mortgage , but also a lump sum amounting to almost half a million pounds . |
| 2 | Then he let go the bow line , jumped on board , and ran aft to the cockpit . |
| 3 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
| 4 | He still felt the movement of the van and the racing motion of the imagined mowing as , in his turbulent mind 's eye that would not release its trapped images , he let go the clutch on the handle and the motor mower leapt and jolted into movement . |
| 5 | She let go the button . |
| 6 | She let pass her abduction from Shrewsbury , she let pass the onslaught of outlaws . |
| 7 | Some time during the few days ' leave , when talking about my life — not work , of course — at Bletchley , I must rashly have let slip the fact that occasionally I was tired . |
| 8 | Equally , triumphalism of the dotty kind has not been in evidence at all ; nobody , for example , has let slip the belief that the present knowledge of genetics is so certain and detailed that the future of the human race can now be predicted . |
| 9 | Our aim is to get them out of the chair , cut the chains and let enjoy the freedom of the sea . |
| 10 | But I spent a few bob buying drinks for a couple of old OSS types who 'd turned up in their London station and they took pity on me and let drop the codename : Winter Garden . |
| 11 | ‘ It might be a good idea if I just wander into the shop when it opens , let drop the fact that I 'm a vet , and see if the owner is interested . ’ |
| 12 | Let denote the set of all possible h t 's and HB t denote the set of all possible k's . |
| 13 | With a roar , Lachlan let go the rudder and leaped at Farquhar . |
| 14 | Gedanken let go the button . |
| 15 | ‘ This time it 's only a practice run ; listen carefully ; the door will have to be opened ; that 's your job Tim ; Derek , you hold the life-line cord , drop the dinghy when I say , but forget what I told you at Blackpool — this time let go the handle when the line jerks tight ! |
| 16 | If I let go the wind will blow it over . ’ |
| 17 | I let go the chain and gave a final shout , " Now get back in there ! " |
| 18 | Mathers let go the wheel to get a cigarette from his shirt with one hand and press the dashboard lighter with the other . |
| 19 | Let go the tension spot . |
| 20 | DeVore laughed , uncomfortable , then let go the hand , certain now . |
| 21 | I got up the anchor , rowed what I estimated to be about five yards , and then let go the anchor again , and peered ahead . |
| 22 | Some time ago Jacques Delors let slip the speculation that in the mid 1990 's perhaps 80 per cent of domestic economic legislation would derive from Brussels . |
| 23 | All week-end he drove about the outer suburbs with Jannie and the boys , calling on relatives and letting fall the news in the course of conversation . |
| 24 | Remember , each of the above exercises is immediately preceded by taking a deep breath , creating tension , and holding it for five seconds , then exhaling while letting go the tension and saying the word ‘ relax ’ to yourself . |
| 25 | ( Because of the special utility function assumed , Differentiating the pricing equations , and letting denote the share in marginal costs , |
| 26 | I agree he is probably past it — Just lets give the bloke some credit — he was a key figure for us , and not as bad as a lot of people make out . |
| 27 | lets keep the action rolling … darts … racing … table tennis … ice hockey … netball … rugby league … |
| 28 | lets turn the speed up now and head for Silverstone which this weekend staged the biggest kart meeting of the year … four hundred drivers … the best in the world were there … along with our man Mark Kiff |
| 29 | The talkative bird , which is worth £300 , could let slip the name of one of its captors or even an address which could provide detectives with vital clues . |