The captain would not let those words hang without a response.
The captain should of let me have a go the other night.
The captain let his voice rise loud enough for the rest to hear.
The captain let me stand on the bridge as they launched.
The captain let his officers do the arguing, yet he was still the center of attention.
There was silence as the captain let the words sink in.
The captain held his coat by the bottom edge and let it fall away.
That one the captain let get away will go back and make trouble for us.
If it wasn't, well, the captain might not let him live long enough to regret his actions.
"He does, but the captain won't let me practice as a counselor."