Example sentences of "let him [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've let him court you , after all . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Forget it — I 'm not talking to you in your suite ! ’ she snapped , chagrined by the way she had let him lead her . |
| 3 | ‘ Better let him tell you about it , ’ Robins advised . |
| 4 | I would n't have let him give it to me . |
| 5 | If the Soviet Union had kept proper watch on Mr Castro , it would never have let him pull it into the missile crisis of 1962 . |
| 6 | What was unforgivable was that he had systematically lied to me — and I had let him do it . |
| 7 | And I was doing alright myself , I should n't 've let him do it . |
| 8 | Why not let him think he 'd won the argument ? |
| 9 | ‘ You 've let him think it , ’ Mrs Alderley said repressively . |
| 10 | ‘ I should have let him hit you properly ! ’ she snapped . |
| 11 | Eva had n't let him see it before ; she just bought it quickly when we sold the house in Beckenham and had to get out . |
| 12 | She had let him have it to comfort him because he minded leaving home and their mother more than she did . |
| 13 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |
| 14 | Why could n't she have let him take her to one of those ? |
| 15 | He really is so peculiarly helpless , and I could n't have let him take it home all by himself , could I ? |
| 16 | Phillis said , ‘ She would n't have let him touch me if she was here . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Better not let him hear you say that , sir . |
| 18 | The bloke was a fucking nutter and she had let him tie her up ! |
| 19 | But no , she let him tell her what to do — him that was the cause of it all — and what does he do but fix up for her to go and see this Dr Graham ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 22 | It protested at once , so she let him carry her to the living-room . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | No , Caroline thought , as she let him lead her down to the ancient ground , no , it had n't . |
| 25 | She let him pour it for her while she threw another log on to the fire , smashing a cathedral of embers . |
| 26 | She let him give her a hug , kissed him lightly . |
| 27 | For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as a possession for a burying place . ’ |
| 28 | She let him pass her , fifty yards to the east ; the temptation to shout was wrong but she waited until he was at the hedge . |
| 29 | Too confused to respond , Sarella let him mould her beneath his touch until he ran his hands violently over her hips , locking her tight in a way that seemed shockingly intimate after the coldness that had preceded it , and then she felt a searing rapport as her body responded hungrily to his touch . |
| 30 | ( 217b ) * I don't/did n't let him do it , but he does/did it . |