Example sentences of "let [pron] [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | let them sweetly dream that in Britain the great day has come at last . |
| 2 | One can sympathise with owners of great houses , faced with tax and running costs , but let them not think that furnishings of the standing of Kent 's at Houghton can simply be dispensed with as ‘ surplus to requirements ’ and that their loss from the house would not in future be regretted . |
| 3 | Of course , there may be those who would argue that the entrenchment of the middle ground in power would be a good thing that would lead to moderate government and stable policies , but let them not argue that it would also be fair or would give the majority of people what they wanted of government . |
| 4 | First of all , let me just say that everything I am going to tell you is the complete and absolute truth . |
| 5 | ‘ First of all , let me just say that everything I am going to tell you is the complete and absolute truth . ’ |
| 6 | Er let me just say that aloud |
| 7 | right cos then you 're taking them away from the fact that you want other quotes right , they 'll say to you oh we were n't thinking of doing it actually until the winter , right and then you can say to them well let me just say that by placing your order in now we can put your installation in hand , right , basically at today 's prices , right , on an extended delivery , right , and you can still qualify for a special offer , right |
| 8 | Let me , let me just illustrate that in the case of sacking MacArthur and in the case of sending federal troops to Little Rock to des desegregate schools , the orders were readily carried out . |
| 9 | Okay , so let me just write that on the back , Monday to Friday and that 's nine to four thirty . |
| 10 | Let me not suggest that he could not work freely and spontaneously when he chose , as we see in the late The Gipping from Blakenham , 1977 , a watercolour which displays admirable freedom as opposed to recklessness . |
| 11 | And let me not suggest that booksellers are blameless either . |
| 12 | I mean let me not allege that you 're one of the worst , but you say ‘ Dear Motorists , erm may we congratulate you on the acquisition of your new vehicle . |
| 13 | It was a green scarf but let me quickly say that it was bereft of religious significance . |
| 14 | Let me now assume that you are being considered by a prospective principal and are seeing him for the first time . |
| 15 | And lest we be dazzled by the glare of the morning star of modernity , let us not forget that the morning star in biblical imagery is another name for Lucifer : we must not fail , if we are to defeat the Enemy , to detect the dark side of the Enlightenment . |
| 16 | WHILST THE clever money nowadays is on back-to-basics house grooves and the more progressive , sub-techno trance , let us not forget that much-maligned beast , the rave record , is still alive and kicking . |
| 17 | Let us not forget that players such as Wade Dooley have found themselves in much the same position as the Frenchmen described ! |
| 18 | Developer conferences these days seem to harbour a deep-seated resentment of Microsoft and , unfortunately , Allchin is not the most charismatic senior executive that Microsoft could have fielded — frankly he killed himself by an overlong demo ( and let us not forget that Gates himself is probably the only competitor to Jobs ’ title of demo king ) that crashed a couple of times . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , let us not forget that the cost of our massive boat building and shoreworks modernisation programmes has arisen significantly , as has the expense of operating our lifeboat service . |
| 20 | But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race . |
| 21 | And I think it is , we would all agree , that it is essential that an agreement which is acceptable to all sides is reached , and I 'm sure that it 's going to be because let us not forget that we 're not in business to remain in perpetual opposition if we are to achieve proper rights for employees , which have been so reduced by the Conservatives if we are to save the welfare state , which is now so under threat if we are to obtain decent health and education services , which are also under threat if we are to create a strong economy and a strong recovery which provides the jobs which we so desperately need then we must win power ! |
| 22 | I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built . |
| 23 | ‘ But let us not forget that when most of us were children Bradford and Leicester were themselves Darlingtons , recognisably a part of the same country as ours . ’ |
| 24 | Despite the recent changes in South Africa , let us not pretend that it is suddenly squeaky clean . |
| 25 | However , let us not pretend that there can not be a choice . |
| 26 | To emphasize the " poetic " style of the passage , let us also observe that the schematic patterning is extensive on the phonological as well as on the syntactic level , for example in the alliterations and assonances of " feet … follow " , " hands … hold " , " alphabet … arch … aisle " , " lift … fall " . |
| 27 | Let us also suppose that you have found a hypnotherapist who is both reputable and someone with whom you feel compatible ( see p.23 ) . |
| 28 | But let us also remember that the opposition have an obligation to stay behind the off-side line . |
| 29 | But let us also remember that Baron Cuvier , perhaps the greatest protagonist of catastrophism in its earlier form , worked on the placid , untectonised sediments of Montmartre and the environs of Paris . |
| 30 | ‘ Let us cheerfully concede that the BBC is the voice of the nation as viewed from London , and provide for ITV 's viewers a perspective on the news the way it is seen from where they live . ’ |