Example sentences of "let [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they 're whingeing because they have n't got quite the times they hoped for , then let them complain into your shell-like ear for a change . |
| 2 | Let the children in the classes do the talking , let them tell about those aspects of the school that they like best . |
| 3 | Let them rush into it , let them repent at leisure . |
| 4 | Never hug and kiss them , never let them sit in your lap . |
| 5 | They 've rubbed shoulders with Spinal Tap on the West Coast , they 've ‘ schmoozed ’ with David Cassidy , Brinsley Forde and Huey Lewis at a San Francisco garden party , they 've been driven around the Hollywood Hills in a convertible by an A&M rep who then let them stare at his Moray eels , smashed , for two hours . |
| 6 | Let them see to it that their power is used effectively in the coming elections for the establishment of a bona-fide working-class party , and above all let them beware of the intriguing politics and hypocritical middle class friends of Germany . |
| 7 | We did not make it clear that the table showed not the banks ' actual ratios but a hypothetical estimate of what they would have been had the banks not borrowed subordinated loans to boost their capital ( as Japan 's finance ministry let them do after June ) . |
| 8 | Good stuff , but be careful what you let them do after a spoonful or two . |
| 9 | Of course they could n't all be allowed to hide behind the columns of the nave or squat upon the font , and so the stewards took down the barriers and let them flood into my side . |
| 10 | Let them rush into it , let them repent at leisure . |
| 11 | Better far to confront them all , and let them make of it what they would . |
| 12 | The land would have to be cleared and drained , of course , but we could leave some of the better trees and let them grow to maturity . |
| 13 | Bring the palms back to shoulder height , turn the palms to face down and then , as you breathe out , push the palms down and then let them rest at your sides . |
| 14 | They fought , and ran , and stood to fight again , tiring , separated , driven now like hunted hares , until Isambard called his men back at the brook and let them rest at last . |
| 15 | If they do go , let them leave before nightfall . |
| 16 | Let them pay for the kebabs anyway . |
| 17 | We owe it to these people and British Telecom owes it to these people just let them pay for what they use get rid of the standing charge . |
| 18 | The , councillor I am not passionate about getting rid of union representation , what I am passionate about is union members paying for their own representation , not me , not the people out there , if they want a full time union official let them pay for it but do n't expect other people to pick up the bill , it 's ludicrous er to er put that sort of money in our budget . |
| 19 | Let them pay for everything , which they do . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 22 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 23 | Your best bet is to feed a leaf or two of blanched lettuce or spinach every few days and let them browse on it . |
| 24 | Let them step with us or not |
| 25 | That 's right , most people with epilepsy they 're much better if they go to sleep and you do n't wake them up , if you wake the person up from a sleep that 's just had an epileptic fit they 'll be vomiting , but if you let them sleep through it then erm , then they 're usually fine . |
| 26 | Let them flow in ceaseless praise . |
| 27 | My mother then gathered them up and put them in a container , and I took them to a nearby stream and let them go with goodness knows what effect on the environment . |
| 28 | They review this possibility annually and he explained that when they have identified children who will go back they let them go into mainstream school for at first a morning and then one day a week . |
| 29 | ‘ We called the police and let them go through the house . |
| 30 | 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 |