Example sentences of "[noun] allowed [pn reflx] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an expression of furtive apprehension , Hyacinth allowed herself to be helped to her feet and settled , squatting , on the pot . |
| 2 | Cotton allowed himself to be mollified . |
| 3 | It has been claimed that Aindow allowed himself to be struck on the leg to support the false story that he had been hit by the car . |
| 4 | ‘ Please , Dana , do as I ask ; it 's important , ’ Claudia pleaded , and something in her manner must have got across , for after a few seconds Dana allowed herself to be led towards the café . |
| 5 | But the priest allowed himself to be seated and to have a glass of wine poured for him . |
| 6 | Heartened by the sight of Weir standing beside Reagan on the South Lawn , the administration allowed itself to be drawn further into the Israeli-Iranian manoeuvres . |
| 7 | Edward allowed himself to be swept by his particular tide , and spent the next few hours in a blur of short motor trips , a meal , many drinks , shouted insults , conversations . |
| 8 | El-ahrairah allowed himself to be persuaded and the soldiers took him to the king . |
| 9 | Kim allowed herself to be swept along by Aggie 's lively chatter . |
| 10 | Elisabeth allowed herself to be embraced . |
| 11 | Whether by accident or design , they managed to go around without seeing any of the others and Maggie allowed herself to be selfish . |
| 12 | Luckily Sister Dew allowed herself to be distracted and opened the door for Ianthe and her covered dish . |
| 13 | She took Kelly by the arm ; terrified , Kelly allowed herself to be led away like a little girl . |
| 14 | Not wishing to antagonize Harry , when finally they drew up outside the little cottage in Melton Mowbray to which Mrs Appleby had now retired , Madeleine allowed herself to be persuaded inside . |
| 15 | Jenkins allowed himself to be convinced that ‘ some battle had to be fought ’ . |
| 16 | Unable to impose himself , Clarence allowed himself to be bought off before returning home through Bordeaux , plundering on the way . |
| 17 | There was a gradual movement towards the door and Patrick allowed himself to be carried with it . |
| 18 | Cad allowed herself to be pushed , reluctantly . |
| 19 | In Bulgaria , some Christians allowed themselves to be manipulated by the State , rather than face severe hardship or persecution . |
| 20 | Martin allowed himself to be magnanimous . |
| 21 | Piper allowed himself to be threaded back into his jacket . |
| 22 | Lady Selvedge allowed herself to be led on to the platform and was introduced in a short speech by Mark , who found himself unable to think of very much to say about her , confused as he was by the talk of ‘ high principles ’ , cocktail parties , and her former husband 's misdeeds which he remembered having with Sophia and Penelope . |
| 23 | Because she trusted Adam , Miranda allowed herself to be convinced . |
| 24 | It was amazing , really , thought Robert , that Dr Ali allowed himself to be anywhere near a place as fundamentally un-Islamic as Wimbledon . |
| 25 | And so Beth allowed herself to be taken at an awkward pace along the wharf and on to where David and Cissie were saying their final farewells . |
| 26 | The terrier allowed himself to be dragged down to lie on the blankets , and Theda was able to see her new mistress in the light afforded by a lamp on her bedside table and a set of two candelabra resting on a nearby chest of drawers . |
| 27 | In 437 one of the last pagan aristocrats allowed himself to be converted on his deathbed by his conspicuously pious niece , perhaps from fear of less gentle pressure from the emperor . |
| 28 | Emma allowed herself to be led over to the sofa . |
| 29 | Both women allowed themselves to be involved with another man in the absence of their husbands but in very different ways . |
| 30 | At his most impressionable , Nicholas allowed himself to be talked into publicity stunts that horribly backfired . |