Example sentences of "[noun] allowed [pn reflx] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sergeant Bramble allowed himself the luxury of a fleeting smile . |
| 2 | Zambia allowed hirself the privilege of a suppressed curse . |
| 3 | ‘ This morning the Emperor instructed , ’ the Patrician allowed himself the luxury of a scowl , ‘ instructed me , Gorphal , to protect this Two Flower person . |
| 4 | Just for a moment Merrill allowed herself the luxury of imagination . |
| 5 | In that year Coenwulf allowed himself the luxury of the elaborate royal style rector et imperator Merciorum regni ( CS 289 : S 153 ) , ‘ the first time a western ruler had called himself ‘ emperor ’ in an official record since the Roman Empire ’ . |