Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] allow [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll allow him that . |
| 2 | ( Well , all right , I 'll allow you to be a bit bleary-eyed for ten minutes or so . ) |
| 3 | ‘ For that gracious apology I 'll allow you to get up for dinner tonight . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ One thing I 'll allow you … if we really ca n't agree on something — say , like going out on night calls — then you shall decide . ’ |
| 5 | This , I suppose , was as far as I could allow myself to go . |
| 6 | Then , at once , I would wake up before I could allow myself to touch a mouthful . |
| 7 | The only problem is that he is the captain of Bohs so there would need to be lots of dosh on the table before I 'd allow him to move . |
| 8 | ‘ The fact is , Father , ’ he said , trying to keep the anger out of his voice , ‘ there 's not a man in this parish I 'd allow my daughter to marry ! ’ |
| 9 | He shook his head as much as I would allow him to . |
| 10 | Sometimes , travelling back from work in the moonlight , I would allow myself to fall silent and to wonder what scenes this moon was shining on in the Western Desert , where I had learned that Leslie now was ; and whether he was in present danger . |
| 11 | ‘ I would allow her this peace , if you can . |
| 12 | You had no reason to suppose that I would allow anyone — or anything — to interfere with my work . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I think not ; I have no time , even if I would allow you to tell me something you 've promised to keep secret . ’ |
| 14 | And he said that I had perceived correctly , that he might do nothing without my goodwill which he would strive to gain , if I would allow it . |
| 15 | ‘ I shall allow myself fifteen minutes to think about her . ’ |
| 16 | And it has to be perfect before I shall allow you to go on to petit point . ’ |
| 17 | If you think I shall allow you to sink into this silly shame of yours and eat out your own heart until you die of despair , you are in a great mistake , boy . |
| 18 | I shall allow my hypothetical ideal natural lawyer his fundamental principle or principles and enter no objections as to the difficulties of conflicts between and priorities amongst fundamental principles where more than one is in question . |
| 19 | Last night , Ena Gilmour , Raymond Gilmour 's mother , of Hawthorn Avenue , Johnstone , said : ‘ I will allow myself to be slightly optimistic , I do n't put it any stronger than that because I have been let down before and I do n't want to let myself go too far this time . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I will allow you the hundred a year , and send you clients if I can . ’ |
| 21 | This process of acknowledging a person 's power bases is called legitimization — the recognition by me that I will allow you to affect my behaviour . |
| 22 | I ordinarily rise by six ; I will allow you to lie half an hour after me then you 'll have some time you may call your own . |
| 23 | ‘ I will allow you to take his soul , ’ said Fael-Inis again , ‘ but I must have your promise that you will not give his body to the Conablaiche . |
| 24 | I will allow you twenty days . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're not taking my children — over my dead body — there 's no way I can allow you to take my children ’ she shouted . |
| 26 | But if she feels like she wants extra time I think she ought to allow herself extra time |
| 27 | ‘ Then while you are considering what those circumstances may be , you may allow your regard for your duty to sustain you while you fetch me another of these . ’ |
| 28 | I 've got holidays to take so she may allow me to take that as part of my resignation . |
| 29 | He is looking for that quality which you must allow me to call ‘ modernity ’ ; for I know of no better word to express the idea I have in mind . |
| 30 | You must allow me my minor gratifications ! |