Example sentences of "allow [pron] [verb] she [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , she allowed him to squire her to the desk , without comment and with a straight face , told him the number of her key , though keys were almost an affectation at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , more for ornament than use , and let him take it down for her and escort her to the foot of the oak staircase , which wound in slightly drunken lurches about a narrow well , the polished treads hollowed by centuries of use . |
| 2 | Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions . |
| 3 | Miserably she allowed him to settle her in the taxi . |
| 4 | Numbly Rory allowed him to lead her to the dance floor , moving automatically into his arms as though she 'd always belonged there . |
| 5 | Rachel 's pulses thundered as she allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor beneath the flashing lights . |
| 6 | Rachel allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor , but his callous dismissal of the unfortunate Domino was symptomatic of the kind of man he was . |
| 7 | But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening . |
| 8 | She allowed him to corner her in the pantry . |
| 9 | Such a false position was not for her , nor for her was the taunt of cowardice , so she smiled and assented , and allowed him to drag her into the sparsest area of the room . |
| 10 | Gina had remained silent after Rune 's surprise announcement , allowing him to conduct her through the gates and across the road to the Mercedes . |
| 11 | The most upsetting thing was that it made her realise just how much she had been allowing him to guide her in the decision , putting her desire to leave the nurses ' home and her pleasure at Dr Entwistle 's recommendation very much in second place . |
| 12 | ‘ A few seconds , ’ she replied , allowing him to help her onto the adjacent bar stool . |
| 13 | She was determined to allow nobody to treat her as a child in future — not Sam , not Adam , not Elinor , not Buzz , and certainly not Miranda . |